Aircraft Photo of PA-11 | Aerospatiale SA-330L Puma | Argentina - Coast Guard

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	PA-11
Aircraft Original Type:	Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma
Aircraft Generic Type:	Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma
Aircraft Version:	Aerospatiale SA-330L Puma
C/n (msn):	1587
Operator Titles:	Argentina - Coast Guard

Location
City / Airport:	Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Jorge NewberyMap
Country:	Argentina
Airport Codes:	ICAO: SABE IATA: AEP Local: AER Other: -

Photo Date:	March 1992
Photo by:	Richard Vandervord
Photo ID:	740045

Photo Comment
One of three Pumas built 1978 for the Prefectura Naval Argentina, PA-11 was badly damaged during a storm at the Mar del Plata airshow Aerplata 97 when it hit a P-3B. It was sent to France to be repaired and returned in 1999, only to be lost on 20th March 2000 when it ditched in the Atlantic 200kms in heavy seas off the coast during the evacuation of fishing boat 'Fueguino'. Sister-ship PA-12 was captured during the Falklands/Malvinas War and rebuilt as Puma HC.1 ZE449 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 October 2024, and has since been viewed 167 times.

Photo Comment

One of three Pumas built 1978 for the Prefectura Naval Argentina, PA-11 was badly damaged during a storm at the Mar del Plata airshow Aerplata 97 when it hit a P-3B. It was sent to France to be repaired and returned in 1999, only to be lost on 20th March 2000 when it ditched in the Atlantic 200kms in heavy seas off the coast during the evacuation of fishing boat 'Fueguino'. Sister-ship PA-12 was captured during the Falklands/Malvinas War and rebuilt as Puma HC.1 ZE449

It was added on 22 October 2024, and has since been viewed 167 times.

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