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Mexican Air Force / Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM)
Mexican Air Force / Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM)
Formed during the Mexican Revolution in April 1913, initially as the Army's Auxiliary Aerial Militia Squadron (Escuadrilla Aérea de la Milicia Auxiliar del Ejército) and then the Arma de Aviación Militar (Military Aviation Arm) in 1915, the Mexican Air Force is the aerial component of the Mexican Armed Forces.
COMBAT
COMBAT
Northrop F-5 Tiger II
Northrop F-5 Tiger II
10 x F-5s are based / stored at Santa Base Aérea Militar No. 1, Santa Lucía, of which only 3 were seen to be operable. The fleet is apparently to be sold off.
4501 & 4506
F-5E
F-5E
4506
4504
F-5F
F-5F
4501
4501
Pilatus PC-7
Pilatus PC-7
6536
6548
AWACS, Reconnaissance & Maritime Patrol
AWACS, Reconnaissance & Maritime Patrol
Embraer EMB145MP
Embraer EMB145MP
(maritime patrol)
4111
Cessna Ce501 ISR / Citation I
Cessna Ce501 ISR / Citation I
(Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance)
3933 (also 3934)
Beechcraft 350i King Air
Beechcraft 350i King Air
(with SATCOM & FLIR)
5211
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
Alenia C-27J Spartan
Alenia C-27J Spartan
3402
3402
Beechcraft Super King Air B300
Beechcraft Super King Air B300
King Air 350i
King Air 350i
3917
3917
Boeing 737
Boeing 737
B737-2B7
B737-2B7
3520
3520
B737-8MC
B737-8MC
3526
3526
B737-8ZY
B737-8ZY
3527
3527
3528
3528
CASA C-295
CASA C-295
C-295M
C-295M
3202
3202 & 3203
3201, 3202 & 3203
3203
C-295W
C-295W
3207 (FIDAE 2018, Santiago)
3207
Cessna Ce501 Citation I
Cessna Ce501 Citation I
3931
3931
Cessna Ce680 Citation Sovereign
Cessna Ce680 Citation Sovereign
3930 (ex- XA-GME)
3930 (ex- XA-GME)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
C-130K-30
C-130K-30
3617 (ex-RAF XV223)
3617 (ex-RAF XV223)
also:
C-130E/H & L-100 variants
Pilatus PC-6B2/H4
Pilatus PC-6B2/H4
3301 (Preserved on base at the Museo Militar de Aviación)
3301 (Preserved on base at the Museo Militar de Aviación)
Aero Commander
Aero Commander
690A Turbo Commander
690A Turbo Commander
3932 (Preserved on base at the Museo Militar de Aviación)
3932 (Preserved on base at the Museo Militar de Aviación)
also:
695A Turbo Commander
Gulfstream G150
Gulfstream G150
3913 (ex TP-06 / XC-LOI)
3913 (ex TP-06 / XC-LOI)
3914 (TP-07 / XC-LOH)
3914 (TP-07 / XC-LOH)
Gulfstream G450
Gulfstream G450
3915 (TP-05 / XC-LOJ)
3915 (TP-05 / XC-LOJ)
Gulfstream G550
Gulfstream G550
3916 (TP-04 / XC-LOK)
3916 (TP-04 / XC-LOK)
TRAINERS
TRAINERS
Beechcraft T-6C+ Texan II
Beechcraft T-6C+ Texan II
6609
Aerobatic team of EMAATFA (Military Squadron of Aero-Tactical Application of the Air Force)
2038
6607 & 6612
Grob G 120TP-A
Grob G 120TP-A
6305
Aermacchi F-260EU
Aermacchi F-260EU
6129 (Preserved on base at the Museo Militar de Aviación)
6129 (Preserved on base at the Museo Militar de Aviación)
also:
Pilatus PC-9M
Pilatus PC-9M
(1 only - 2601)
ROTARY
ROTARY
AgustaWestland AW109SP
AgustaWestland AW109SP
1905 / XC-LNR
XC-LNP
1906 / XC-LNV and XC-LNP lifting
XC-LNO
Bell 206
Bell 206
206B-3
206B-3
1637 (Preserved on base at the Museo Militar de Aviación)
1637 (Preserved on base at the Museo Militar de Aviación)
also:
206L-3/4 & 206B/L
Bell 407GX
Bell 407GX
1957
1957
1956
1956
Bell 412EP
Bell 412EP
1214
1203
Eurocopter AS332L-1 Super Puma
Eurocopter AS332L-1 Super Puma
XC-UHU
XC-UHU
Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma
Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma
XC-LVK
XC-LKV
Eurocopter EC725 / Airbus Helicopters H225M Super Cougar
Eurocopter EC725 / Airbus Helicopters H225M Super Cougar
1011
1011
McDonnell Douglas MD 530 Defender
McDonnell Douglas MD 530 Defender
1136
1146
1133, 1131 & 1147
1147 & 1133
Mil Mi17
Mil Mi17
1710
1722
1702 & 1710
1719
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
UH-60L
UH-60L
1093
1093
UH-60M
UH-60M
1070
1070
1069
1069
Bell UH-1H Iroquois
Bell UH-1H Iroquois
1420 (Preserved on base at the Museo Militar de Aviación)
1477 (Preserved on base)
All photographs taken @ FAMEX 2019 (24th - 27th April)
Base Aérea Militar No. 1, Santa Lucía, Mexico
(unless otherwise stated)
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