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Chile Patch Bde Chilean Air Force FAC II Brigada Aerea 2 Air Brigade
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Chilean Air Force II Air Brigade Patch Fuerza Aérea de Chile Los Cerrillos Air Base 1980s Velcro
This Chilean II Air Brigade Patch is embroidered on twill cut edge 82mm by 64mm three and one quarter inches by two and one half inches.
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Patch Description
This original Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile – FACh) II Air Brigade patch dates from the 1980s. Embroidered on yellow twill with a cut edge and Velcro backing, it represents the II Brigada Aérea, then headquartered at Los Cerrillos Air Base in Santiago.
The badge features a soaring Andean condor, Chile’s national bird and an enduring symbol of strength, vigilance and mastery of the skies. The condor has long appeared in Chilean military insignia and reflects the Air Force’s responsibility for defending the nation’s extensive airspace stretching from the Atacama Desert to Patagonia.
During the 1980s, II Air Brigade was one of the Chilean Air Force’s principal operational formations. Operating from Los Cerrillos Air Base, it was responsible for air operations across central Chile and controlled a diverse mix of reconnaissance, electronic warfare, transport and advanced flying training units.
The Brigade’s Grupo 2 operated English Electric Canberra PR.9 reconnaissance aircraft together with Beech 99A electronic warfare aircraft. Grupo 10, based at nearby Pudahuel Airport, served as the Chilean Air Force’s primary transport unit, while Grupo 11 provided refresher training for aircrew and operated the famous Los Halcones aerobatic team using the Extra 300. The Brigade also controlled the Servicio Aéreo de Fotogrametría (SAF), operating Learjet 35A aircraft for aerial survey and photographic mapping missions.
This patch represents an important Cold War period in Chilean military aviation when II Air Brigade combined reconnaissance, transport, electronic warfare and flying training capabilities within a single command. Original Chilean Air Force patches from this era are becoming increasingly difficult to find and are highly desirable among collectors of South American military aviation and Cold War insignia
Chilean Air Force II Air Brigade Patch Fuerza Aérea de Chile Los Cerrillos Air Base 1980s Velcro
This Chilean II Air Brigade Patch is embroidered on twill cut edge 82mm by 64mm three and one quarter inches by two and one half inches.
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Patch Description
This original Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile – FACh) II Air Brigade patch dates from the 1980s. Embroidered on yellow twill with a cut edge and Velcro backing, it represents the II Brigada Aérea, then headquartered at Los Cerrillos Air Base in Santiago.
The badge features a soaring Andean condor, Chile’s national bird and an enduring symbol of strength, vigilance and mastery of the skies. The condor has long appeared in Chilean military insignia and reflects the Air Force’s responsibility for defending the nation’s extensive airspace stretching from the Atacama Desert to Patagonia.
During the 1980s, II Air Brigade was one of the Chilean Air Force’s principal operational formations. Operating from Los Cerrillos Air Base, it was responsible for air operations across central Chile and controlled a diverse mix of reconnaissance, electronic warfare, transport and advanced flying training units.
The Brigade’s Grupo 2 operated English Electric Canberra PR.9 reconnaissance aircraft together with Beech 99A electronic warfare aircraft. Grupo 10, based at nearby Pudahuel Airport, served as the Chilean Air Force’s primary transport unit, while Grupo 11 provided refresher training for aircrew and operated the famous Los Halcones aerobatic team using the Extra 300. The Brigade also controlled the Servicio Aéreo de Fotogrametría (SAF), operating Learjet 35A aircraft for aerial survey and photographic mapping missions.
This patch represents an important Cold War period in Chilean military aviation when II Air Brigade combined reconnaissance, transport, electronic warfare and flying training capabilities within a single command. Original Chilean Air Force patches from this era are becoming increasingly difficult to find and are highly desirable among collectors of South American military aviation and Cold War insignia
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History
The Second Air Brigade based in Los Cerrillos Santiago covers the region southward from the Río Huasco to the Río Bio-Bio and consists of the Second Wing Ala 2 which combines the Second Group Grupo 2 with the Tenth Group Grupo 10 and Eleventh Group Grupo 11. The Second Wing includes GAA 31 and GCE 32. The Second Group in Los Cerrillos is a special unit operating Canberra PR 9s in the Reconnaissance Squadron Escuadrilla de Reconocimiento and Beech 99As in the Electronic War Squadron Escuadrilla de Guerra Electronica. The Tenth Group based at Pudahuel Airport Santiago is the FACs main transport unit. The Eleventh Group in Los Cerrillos is primarily a refresher training unit for flying personnel previously assigned to nonflying duties. The Second Groups inventory includes the two Gates Learjet 35As of the Aerial Photogrammetric Service Servicio Aereo de Fotogrametria SAF based at Los Cerrillos. The Eleventh Group controls both the Piper PA 28 326 Dakotas of the FAC Specialists School and the Extra 300s of the Los Halcones The Falcons aerobatics team.
This patch dates from the 1980s