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601 Assault Helicopter Battalion

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Batallón de Helicópteros de Asalto 601
601 Assault Helicopter Battalion
Active1970 - present
Country Argentina
BranchArgentine Army
TypeArmy aviation
Part ofArmy Aviation Command
Army
Ministry of Defense
Motto(s)Non Sufficit Orbis
EngagementsOperativo Independencia
Falklands War
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefPresident
Chief of Staff of the ArmyGeneral
Chief of Army AviationColonel
Battalion ChiefLieutenant Colonel
Insignia
Roundel

The 601 Assault Helicopter Battalion (Spanish: Batallón de Helicópteros de Asalto 601) is a helicopter unit of the Argentine Army.

Description

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This battalion is the main helicopter unit of the Argentine Army Aviation and is based at Campo de Mayo, Buenos Aires. The unit is composed by Bell UH-1H and Aerospatiale Puma helicopters. It is organised in two assault companies.

The battalion works closely with the infantry unit 601 Air Assault Regiment (Spanish: Regimiento de Asalto Aéreo 601), also based at Campo de Mayo.

History

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The unit took part in the Falklands War in 1982 with its original name "601 Combat Aviation Battalion" (Batallón de Aviación de Combate 601).

Inventory

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Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Bell UH-1 Iroquois[1] USA Helicopter 205A-1
UH-1H
2
16
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma[1] France Helicopter AS332B 3
Bell 212[1] USA Helicopter 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "EJERCITO ARGENTINO - ORBAT". Saorbats. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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