The Escuela de Aviación Militar is an Argentine service academy whose mission is to educate cadets for service in the officer corps of the

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, forming military aviators. It is located about six kilometers from

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. It was created on 10 August 1912, as part of the system of academies of the

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, by a decree of president

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authorizing the use of an old flying club in

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, with the collaboration of civil authorities. In 1934 started the construction of the new headquarters in Córdoba, facilities that were inaugurated by president

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in 1937. In 1945 was created the

Argentine Air Force The Argentine Air Force (, or simply ''FAA'') is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. In 2018, it had 13,837 military and 6,900 civilian personnel. FAA commander in chief is Brigadie ...

, as a new military force independent of the Army, then the Escuela de Aviación Militar becomes the only institution to train air force officers in the country.

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