Delivered in March 1974 and served the Spanish Air Force up to 28 April 2007 when it was withdrawn from use. The aircraft is placed in storage at Cuatro Vientos from summer 2007.

The type was first flown in '55. The Azor was developed for the airlines and was intended for use by Iberia's national routes. It was a quite capable a/c but lacked performance and capacity compared to US and European designs. So it was surpassed by the Fokker 27 and the Convair 440. As the Spanish AF was desperate to replace their aging fleet of CASA 352s, the Azor was available and fit the air force specifications. They ordered eventually 22 aircraft, with deliveries between '60-'67. It was replaced by the C212 in the late 80s. The picture shows one of the final two operational two C207s.

This Aviocar was withdrawn from use on 14 December 2005 and placed into storage at San Javier Murcia air base. It was cannibalized and subsequently scrapped.

Delivered in 1987 and withdrawn from use on 24 June 2006. The aircraft was seen engineless and stored at its homebase Cuatro Vientos from late 2005. It was eventually scrapped.

The first production Aviocar for the Spanish Air Force was seen on the flightline of Cuatro Vientos. The C212 was delivered in the mid-80s and withdrawn from use on 13 July 1999. You can still enjoy the aircraft as it is preserved in the Cuatro Vientos museum since November 1999.

This C212S1 was delivered to the Spanish Air Force in July 1983. The aircraft crashed on 5 February 1998 near Pinilla del Valle, Madrid after it hit Manotera Mount. The crew of five was unfortunately killed in this sad accident.

A May 1979 delivered Aviocar. The aircraft was withdrawn from use on 2 April 2014.

This Super Puma was delivered on 11 August 1983, from then it served 802 Esc and 803 Esc. With the latter, it crashed on 25 September 2007. The Super Puma was at that time deployed to Afghanistan and was written off near Gormach while evacuating injured people after a car bombing. It is reported that a wheel of the helo hit a pothole after which it capsized. No crew was injured in the accident, and the wounded were evacuated with another helicopter. The wreck was stripped of sensitive gear, set afire and received the final kill by an USAF F-15E. wfu 05oct07

Delivered to the EdA on 16 June 1977 as SA330J Z.19-5/EC-STR. It started to fly with 803 Esc and was re-serialled as HT.19-5/402-04 with 402 Esc on 31 July 1978. The helicopter then was marked 402-01 (as pictured) and later on as 402-53. It was re-serialled as HD.19-5 with 801 Esc on 31 March 1995. It was withdrawn from use some ten years later. Its current whereabouts are unknown to me.

This is former Z.16-1/EC-STE of the Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (Spanish Army Aviation). It was transferred to the air force and was assigned to SAR mission with 803 Esc. Since December 1992 it is preserved at Cuatro Vientos museum as 803-01. Here it is seen without that code, operational in the hangar of Cuatro Vientos.

This oldy was once serialled Z.16-4/ET-351, then re-serialled as HA.16-4/ET-351 and within the Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (FAMET, Spanish Army Aviation) then became HD.16-4 with the Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Force). It was assigned to 803 Esc with a Search and Rescue mission. In 1992, the Alouette 3 was withdrawn from use and transferred to the Spanish Ministry del Trafico as EC-GAJ. Later it became EC-HFE.

Former Aerospatiale test registration F-WTNH was accepted by the Ejercito del Aire on 30 July 1973 as a SA330C with serial Z.19-1/EC-STH. It was assigned to 803 Esc and reregistered as HT.19-1/402-01 with 402 Esc on 31 July 1978. The helicopter was upgraded to SA330L by the mid-80s and continued to fly with 402 Esc as 402-50. Unfortunately, the Puma suffered an engine failure and crashed on 2 March 1989 on an empty school playing field in Madrid, killing three crew.

This Super Puma was taken on charge on 20 January 1984 and belonged to the Search and Rescue flight of 802 Esc, based at Gran Canaria. The helicopter is seen here while receiving some maintenance. HD.21-1 was written off on 19 March 2014 after it crashed in Canary waters between Fuerteventura and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, one crew survived, while four other were killed. The Super Puma rests since in just over two thousand (2,000) feet deep waters.

This is former US Army serial 61-2592. The Caribou was delivered to Spain on 29 September 1982 and served with codes 307-09 and 371-09. It was stricken on 14 April 1987 and is seen here at Cuatro Vientos awaiting cannibalization. The aircraft was stored up to April 1995 at this location before it was moved to Maestranza (Spain) where it is preserved on three poles.

This is former USAF 61-2390. The aircraft was delivered to the Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Force) on 29 September 1982 and stricken from service (after replacement by the CASA 212) on 13 March 1985. The Caribou was cannibalized on Cuatro Vientos (as seen on this picture) and eventually scrapped. Some sections of the aircraft can be found near Jerez (Spain) where it is used in a disco attraction.

Delivered in the 1988, this fresh looking CASA 212AB1 started to serve Ala 352, then Ala 35 and Ala 37. The small transporter is still active (2021) and assigned to 721 Esc at Murcia/Alcantarilla air base.

This Aviocar was withdrawn from use in late 2007 and stricken in from EdA inventory in October 2011. The aircraft was seen stored at Cuatro Vientos from early 2008 up to July 2013. It was restored and is preserved since 2014 at the gate of Getafe as 35-10.

This Aviocar was delivered to the Ejercito del Aire in the mid-80s and started to serve Ala 35. It was transferred to Ala 37 and eventually stricken on 23 December 2004. The aircraft was sold back to EADS CASA, was stored at Sevilla San Pablo from early 2005 up to May 2011 and is preserved at Getafe with Airbus since then.

This Aviocar was badly damaged during an emergency landing at Girona on 9 October 2005. The aircraft landed on a scumy runway due to problems with its main gear wheels. After the landing the plane was moved to a secure zone at the threshold of the rwy 20. It was later on moved to San Javier Murcia by truck were it was eventually written off. The aircraft was cannibalized for spares and eventually scrapped by early 2006.

This CASA 212 served Esc 352, Ala 35, Ala 37 and Esc 472 from its delivery in the mid-80s. It then was withdrawn from use on 2 November 2010. Since mid-2019, the Aviocar is preserved at Santa Marta de Tormes (Spain)