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Salvador Air Force Base
Salvador Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Salvador
Salvador da Bahia, Bahia in Brazil
	SBSV Location in Brazil
Coordinates	12°54′31″S 038°19′21″W / 12.90861°S 38.32250°W
Type	Air Force Base
Code	BASV
Site information
Owner	Brazilian Air Force
Controlled by	Brazilian Air Force
Open to; the public	No
Website	www.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/47/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20SALVADOR
Site history
Built	1925
In use	1942-present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Cel. Av. Ivan Lucas Karpischin
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV, LID: BA0001
Elevation	20 metres (66 ft) AMSL
Runways
10/28	3,003 metres (9,852 ft) Asphalt
17/35	1,518 metres (4,980 ft) Asphalt
	Sources: DECEA

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Base Aérea de Salvador – BASV (IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.

It shares some facilities with Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport.

History

Salvador Air Force Base was created on 5 November 1942 by Decree no. 4,916.^[2]

Units

Since January 2017, there are no permanent flying units assigned to Salvador Air Force Base. Whenever needed, the aerodrome is used as a support facility to other air units of the Brazilian Air Force, Navy, and Army.

Former Units

March 1947–January 2018: 1st Squadron of the 7th Aviation Group (1°/7°GAv) Orungan. The squadron was moved to Santa Cruz Air Force Base.^[3]

Access

The base is located 28 km from downtown Salvador da Bahia.

Accidents and incidents

11 July 1952: a Brazilian Air Force Douglas C-47A-35-DL registration FAB-2048 flying from Salvador da Bahia to Rio de Janeiro crashed following an engine fire. Thirteen of the 33 occupants died.^[4]
21 September 1959: a Brazilian Air Force Lockheed P-15 Neptune registration FAB-7007 operating a Search and Rescue mission for a missing aircraft crashed after take-off. The six occupants died.^[5]

Gallery

This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Salvador Air Force Base. The gallery is not comprehensive.

Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (FAB)
Lockheed P-3AM Orion (FAB)

References

^ "Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (SBSV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol. 4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp. 136–138.
^ "1º/7º GAv – Esquadrão Orungan". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Accident description FAB-2048". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Accident description FAB-7007". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

External links

Airport information for SBSV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for SBSV at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for SSA at Aviation Safety Network

[1] "Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (SBSV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 October 2023.

[2] Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol. 4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp. 136–138.

[3] "1º/7º GAv – Esquadrão Orungan". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[4] "Accident description FAB-2048". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[5] "Accident description FAB-7007". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

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+| used = {{End date|1942-present}}
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+| LID = BA0001
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 | r1-number = 10/28
 | r1-length = {{Convert|3,003|m|0}}
-| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
+| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
 | r2-number = 17/35
 | r2-length = {{Convert|1,518|m|0}}
-| r2-surface = [[Asphalt]]
+| r2-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
+| footnotes = Sources: [[Department of Airspace Control|DECEA]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SBSV|title=Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (SBSV)|website=DECEA|access-date=10 October 2023|language=pt}}</ref>
-| footnotes =
 }}
 '''Base Aérea de Salvador – BASV''' {{Airport codes|SSA|SBSV}} is a [[Military base|base]] of the [[Brazilian Air Force]], located in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador da Bahia]], Brazil.
-It shares some facilities with [[Salvador International Airport|Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport]].
+It shares some facilities with [[Salvador Bahia Airport|Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport]].
+==History==
+Salvador Air Force Base was created on 5 November 1942 by Decree no. 4,916.<ref>{{cite book | author=Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica | title=História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) | place=Rio de Janeiro | publisher=INCAER | year=2005 | volume=4 | pages=136–138 | language=pt}}</ref>
 ==Units==
-Since January 2017 there are no permanent flying units assigned to Recife Air Force Base. Whenever needed, the aerodrome is used as a support facility to other air units of the Brazilian Air Force, Navy and Army.
+Since January 2017, there are no permanent flying units assigned to Salvador Air Force Base. Whenever needed, the aerodrome is used as a support facility to other air units of the Brazilian Air Force, Navy, and Army.
-''Former Units''<br>
+===Former Units===
 March 1947–January 2018: 1st Squadron of the 7th Aviation Group (1°/7°GAv) ''Orungan''. The squadron was moved to [[Santa Cruz Air Force Base]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spotter.com.br/esquadroes/orungan_01.htm | title=1º/7º GAv – Esquadrão Orungan | website=Spotter | access-date=16 June 2021 | language=pt}}</ref>
 ==Access==
-The base is located 28&nbsp;km from downtown Salvador da Bahia.
+The base is located 28&nbsp;km from downtown [[Salvador da Bahia]].
 ==Accidents and incidents==
-*11 July 1952: a [[Brazilian Air Force]] [[Douglas DC-3|Douglas C-47A-35-DL]] registration FAB-2048 flying from Salvador da Bahia to [[Rio de Janeiro]] crashed following an engine fire. Thirteen of the 33 occupants died.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520711-0 | title=Accident description FAB-2048 | website=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>
+*11 July 1952: a [[Brazilian Air Force]] [[Douglas DC-3|Douglas C-47A-35-DL]] registration FAB-2048 flying from Salvador da Bahia to [[Rio de Janeiro]] crashed following an engine fire. Thirteen of the 33 occupants died.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520711-0 | title=Accident description FAB-2048 | website=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref>
+*21 September 1959: a [[Brazilian Air Force]] [[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|Lockheed P-15 Neptune]] registration FAB-7007 operating a Search and Rescue mission for a missing aircraft crashed after take-off. The six occupants died.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19590921-0 | title=Accident description FAB-7007 | website=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref>
-==See also==
-*[[Salvador International Airport|Dep. Luis Eduardo Magalhães International Airport]]
 ==Gallery==
-This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Salvador. The gallery is not comprehensive.
+This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Salvador Air Force Base. The gallery is not comprehensive.
 <gallery mode="packed">
-File:Brazilian Air Force Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (EMB-111A).jpg|thumb|Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (FAB)
+File:Brazilian Air Force Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (EMB-111A).jpg|Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (FAB)
-File:P-3AM (14982104577).jpg|thumb|Lockheed P-3AM Orion (FAB)
+File:P-3AM (14982104577).jpg|Lockheed P-3AM Orion (FAB)
 </gallery>
+==See also==
+{{Portal|Aviation|Brazil}}
+*[[List of Brazilian military bases]]
+*[[Salvador International Airport|Dep. Luis Eduardo Magalhães International Airport]]
 ==References==
@@ Line 103: / Line 110: @@
 ==External links==
+*{{GCM|SBSV|source=[[DAFIF]]}}
-{{Portal|Aviation|Brazil}}
+*{{NWS-current|SBSV}}
-*{{GCM|SBRF|source=[[DAFIF]]}}
-*{{NWS-current|SBRF}}
 *{{ASN|SSA}}
@@ Line 112: / Line 118: @@
 {{Military of Brazil}}
-[[Category:Bahia]]
-[[Category:Brazilian Air Force]]
 [[Category:Brazilian Air Force bases]]
-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bahia]]
+[[Category:Airports in Bahia]]
-[[Category:Salvador, Bahia|Salvador da Bahia]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Salvador, Bahia]]

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