Punta Indio Naval Air Base ( es, link=no, Base Aeronaval Punta Indio, ) is a military airport operated by the

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, located in the countryside northeast of Verónica, a town in the

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. The Punta Indio

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(Ident: PDI) and

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(Ident: PDI) are located on the field.

History

Punta Indio Naval Air Base (Argentine Navy identifier: BAPI), the cradle of Argentine Naval Aviation, was established in 1928 on land that was donated by Martín Tornquist, who founded the nearby city of Verónica. The base was strategically located to control access by ship to the

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, initially via manned balloons. On 16 June 1955, Punta Indio was the departure base of the naval aircraft that bombarded the

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". In April 1963, during the Navy uprising (part of the ''Azules y Colorados'' confrontation), rebel naval aircraft from Punta Indio attacked the loyalist 8th Tank Regiment; afterwards the air base was attacked by the loyalist Air Force and occupied by the Army. During the

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, a Clandestine Detention Centre was active at Punta Indio. In 2008 the First Naval Air Squadron was deactivated due to lack of budget. In 2011, the 90th anniversary of the foundating of the Naval Aviation School was celebrated.La Escuela de Aviación Naval celebró su 90 Aniversario

Units

Punta Indio Naval Air Base is the location of the First Naval Air Force (Spanish: ''Fuerza Aeronaval N° 1''), comprising the following units: * Punta Indio Naval Air Base group * Punta Indio Naval Air Workshop (Spanish: ''Taller Aeronaval Punta Indio'') * First Naval Air Wing (Spanish: ''Escuadra Aeronaval N° 1''), composed of: ** Argentine Naval Aviation School (Spanish: ''Escuela de Aviación Naval'') ** First Naval Air Attack Squadron (Spanish: ''Primera Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Ataque''), currently on reserve **

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(Spanish: ''Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Vigilancia Marítima''.

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OpenStreetMap - Punta Indio Naval Air Base
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