List of Brazilian military aircraft

List of Brazilian military aircraft is a list of historic military aircraft that have served with the Brazilian Armed Forces since the creation of its first aviation units in the early 1900s.

## 1910s and 20s

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Aircraft  | Origin  | Years  | Number  | Role  | Note  | Image

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Morane-Saulnier L |  France | 1915  | ~01  | Attack/Reconnaissance  | First Brazilian military aircraft. Participated in the Contestado War |
Morane-Saulnier Type A |  France | 1915-1916  | ~01  | Observation  | Participated in the Contestado War |
Nieuport 83 |  France | 1916-1924  | 12  | Fighter/Reconnaissance  | Attacked rebel targets during the Tenente revolts.  |
Caudron G.3 |  France | 1917-1929  | ?  | Fighter/Reconnaissance  | Attacked rebel targets during the Tenente revolts.  |
SPAD S.VII |  France | 1922-1932  | 15  | Fighter  | Participated in the Tenente revolts.  |
Nieuport 21 |  France | 1918-1927  | 06  | Fighter  | Participated in the Tenente revolts.  |
Nieuport 24 |  France | 1919-1931  | 10  | Fighter/Bomber  | Attacked rebel positions in the city of São Paulo during the Tenente revolts.  |
Breguet 14 |  France | 1919-1932  | 30  | Fighter/Bomber/Reconnaissance  | Attacked rebel positions in the city of São Paulo during the Tenente revolts.  |
Caudron C.59 |  France | 1923-1936  | ?  | Fighter  | Attacked rebel positions in the Tenente revolts.  |
SPAD S.XIII |  France | 1921-1930  | ?  | Fighter  |  |
Morane-Saulnier MS.147 |  France | 1928-1937  | 30  | Observation/Trainer  |  |
Potez 25 |  France | 1927-1939  | ~14  | Attack aircraft  | Used by loyalist forces and rebels during the Constitutionalist War |
Breguet 19 |  France | 1929-1936  | 05  | Attack aircraft  |  |
Waco 10 |  United States | 1930-1937  | 08  | Attack aircraft  | Used by loyalist forces and rebels during the Constitutionalist War |
Amiot 120 |  France | 1927-1936  | 05  | Bomber aircraft  | Used by loyalist forces during the Constitutionalist War |
Avro 504 |  United Kingdom | 1928-1937  | 22  | Fighter/Bomber  | Used by loyalist forces during the Constitutionalist War |

## 1930s

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Avro 626 |  United Kingdom | 1930-1940  | 16  | Observation/Attack  | Used in the Constitutionalist War |
Curtiss Fledgling |  United States | 1930-1942  | ?  | Observation/Trainer  |  |
Curtiss-Wright CW-12 |  United States | 1932-1940  | 15  | Observation/Trainer  |  |
Morane-Saulnier MS.230 |  France | 1930-1940  | 24  | Observation/Trainer  |  |
Savoia-Marchetti S.55 |  Italy | 1930-1938  | 08  | Observation/Maritime Patrol  | Used in the Constitutionalist War |
Martin PM |  United States | 1931-1939  | 04  | Maritime Patrol  | Used in the Constitutionalist War |
Nieuport-Delage NiD 72 |  France | 1931-1935  | 02  | Light attack  | Used by loyalist and rebel forces during the Constitutionalist War |
Focke-Wulf Fw 44 |  Nazi Germany/ Argentina | 1934-1941  | ?  | Trainer  |  |
Curtiss Falcon |  United States | 1932-1944  | ~20  | Attack aircraft  | Used by loyalist forces and rebels during the Constitutionalist War |
Vought O2U Corsair |  United States | 1930-1946  | 18  | Observation/light attack  | Used in the Constitutionalist War |
DH.60 Moth |  United Kingdom | 1932-1941  | 39  | Basic trainer  |  |
Boeing P-12 |  United States | 1932-1951  | 14  | Fighter aircraft  |  |
Tiger Moth |  United Kingdom | 1933-1947  | 17  | Trainer/Observation  |  |
Vultee V-11 |  United States | 1939-1949  | 31  | Ground attack  | Used in anti-submarine warfare during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Douglas B-18 Bolo |  United States | 1937-1946  | 03  | Medium bomber/Maritime patrol  | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 |  Italy | 1936-1947  | 03  | Bomber/Maritime Patrol  | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 |  Nazi Germany | 1937-1949  | 15  | Maritime patrol  | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Muniz M-7 |  Brazil | 1935-1945  | 11  | Trainer  |  |

## 1940s

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Boeing-Stearman |  United States | 1940-1948  | ?  | Trainer/Maritime Patrol  | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Consolidated Commodore |  United States | 1940-1942  | 2  | Transport
Grumman G-44 Widgeon |  United States | 1942-1958  | 14  | Transport/Maritime observation  |  |
North American NA-16 |  United States | 1942-1965  | ~20  | Ground attack/Maritime Patrol  | Used in anti-submarine warfare during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Beechcraft Staggerwing |  United States | 1942-1960  | 54  | Utility aircraft/Maritime Patrol  | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Beechcraft Model 18 |  United States | 1943-1952  | 01  | Utility aircraft  | Used in National Air Mail service.  |
Vultee A-31 Vengeance |  United States | 1943-1958  | 33  | Ground attack/Maritime Patrol  | Used in anti-submarine warfare during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Curtiss P-36 Hawk |  United States | 1942-1946  | 10  | Fighter  | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk |  United States | 1944-1958  | 49  | Fighter  |  |
Vultee BT-13 Valiant |  United States | 1941-1956  | 120  | Trainer/Maritime patrol  | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Consolidated PBY Catalina |  United States | 1943-1979  | 22  | Maritime patrol/Transport  |  |
Fairchild PT-19 |  United States | 1942-1960  | ?  | Trainer  |  |
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar |  United States | 1943-1968  | 08  | Transport/Observation  | Used in National Air Mail service.  |
Cessna AT-17 Bobcat |  United States | 1943-1956  | 39  | Transport  |  |
Noorduyn Norseman |  Canada | 1944-1960  | 17  | Transport  |  |
Douglas A-20 Havoc |  United States | 1944-1970  | 31  | Light bomber/reconnaissance  | Used to protect the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Lockheed Hudson |  United States | 1942-1955  | 27  | bomber/reconnaissance  | Used to escort naval convoys in the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Lockheed Ventura |  United States | 1944-1956  | 20  | Patrol bomber  | Used to escort naval convoys in the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
North American B-25 Mitchell |  United States | 1943-1972  | 79  | Medium bomber/reconnaissance/Maritime Patrol  | One B25 of the Brazilian Air Force attacked and damaged a German submarine off the Brazilian coast during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.  |
Douglas C-47 Skytrain |  United States | 1943-1985  | 82  | transport aircraft  | Played an important role in the National Air Mail, military mail.  |
North American T-6 Texan |  United States | 1944-1985  | ~100  | Tariner/light attack/counter insurgency  | Used against guerrillas in the 1970s.  |
Piper J-3 Cub |  United States | 1944-1970  | ?  | Observation  | A squadron equipped with Cubs was sent to the Italian front, integrated with Brazilian Expeditionary Force, in WWII.  |
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt |  United States | 1944-1956  | 85  | Fighter/attack  | Aviation group sent to the Italian front integrated with the 62nd Fighter Wing, XII Tactical Air Command, of the 12th Air Force in WWII.  |
Curtiss C-46 Commando |  United States | 1948-1983  | 02  | Transport  |  |

## 1950s

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Fokker S-11 |  Netherlands | 1953-1975  | 100  | Trainer  |  |
Gloster Meteor |  United Kingdom | 1952-1972  | 62  | Fighter  | First jet aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force.  |
Douglas A-26 Invader |  United States | 1956-1979  | 32  | Light bomber  | Attacked positions of the Araguaia guerrilla in the 1970s.  |
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |  United States | 1951-1968  | 13  | Maritime Patrol/Search and rescue  | Was used in the Lobster War |
Fairchild C-82 Packet |  United States | 1955-1969  | 12  | Transport/Search and rescue  |  |
Grumman HU-16 Albatross |  United States | 1958-1980  | 14  | Transport/Search and rescue  |  |
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star |  United States | 1958-1973  | 33  | Fighter  |  |
Lockheed T-33 |  United States | 1956-1975  | 58  | Trainer/Fighter  |  |
Sikorsky H-19 |  United States | 1954-1968  | 06  | Utility helicopter  |  |
Beechcraft Bonanza |  United States | 1950-1960  | 05  | VIP  |  |
Bell 47 |  United States | 1958-1990  | 49  | Trainer  |  |
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog |  United States | 1957-1980  | 20  | Observation aircraft  | Used for observation missions in counterinsurgency operations during Parrot Operation.  |
Lockheed P-2 Neptune |  United States | 1958-1976  | 14  | Anti-submarine warfare/Maritime Patrol  | Was used in the Lobster War |
CAP-4 Paulistinha |  Brazil | 1959-1975  | ~50  | Trainer/Observation  |  |

## 1960s

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Vickers Viscount 700 / VC-90 |  United Kingdom | 1956-1971  | 12  | Government Transport  | Used in the GTE - Grupo de Transporte Especial \- Special Transport Group.  |
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar |  United States | 1962-1975  | 13  | Transport  |  |
Sikorsky H-34 |  United States | 1962-1968  | 06  | Anti-submarine warfare  |  |
Grumman S-2 Tracker |  United States | 1961-1996  | 21  | Anti-submarine warfare  | Was used in the Lobster War. They operated from the aircraft carrier NAeL Minas Gerais.  |
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 |  United Kingdom | 1962-2005  | 12  | Transport  |  |
Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris |  France | 1962-1980  | 30  | Trainer aircraft  |  |
Cessna T-37 Tweet |  United States | 1968-1978  | 65  | Trainer aircraft  |  |
Fouga CM.170 Magister |  France | 1968-1975  | 07  | Trainer  | Used the Fouga Magister in their aerobatic display team, the Smoke Squadron.  |
DHC-5 Buffalo |  Canada | 1968-2004  | 24  | Transport  |  |
Aerotec Uirapuru |  Brazil | 1968-1980  | ~100  | Trainer  |  |
BAC One-Eleven |  United Kingdom | 1968-1976  | 02  | VIP  |  |
Douglas DC-6 |  United States | 1968-1978  | 05  | Transport  | Used in military mail.  |

## 1970s-

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Neiva Regente |  Brazil | 1970-2010  | ~80  | Utility transport/Observation  |  |
EMBRAER AT-26 Xavante |  Brazil/ Italy | 1971-2010  | 182  | Advanced trainer/Light attack/reconnaissance  | Multifunctional jet produced nationally, was the main ground attack aircraft during the 1980s.  |
Dassault Mirage III |  France | 1972-2005  | 32  | Interceptor aircraft  | First supersonic aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force, the Mirage III fighters belonged to the 1st. Group Air Defense (1st GAD), located at the Anápolis Air Base in Goiás.  |
Boeing 737 |  United States | 1972-2010  | 02  | VIP  |  |
Boeing 707 |  United States | 1972-2012  | 04  | Aerial refuelling and transport  |  |
Bell 206 |  United States | 1973-2010  | 04  | VIP  |  |
Northrop F-5 |  United States | 1975–Present Day  | 57  | Fighter/Interceptor  | 11 bought from Jordan in 2009  |  F-5 Tiger II
Hawker Siddeley VU-93 |  United Kingdom | 1977-2009  | 06  | VIP  |  |
Embraer KC-390 |  Brazil | 2015 | 28 | aerial refueling, transport cargo and troops | 28 ordered. To be delivered from 2015 to 2016. |
EMBRAER A-29 Super Tucano |  Brazil | 2004 | 100 | light attack |  |
Lockheed P-3 Orion |  United States | 2010 | 12 | Maritime patrol aircraft |  |
Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk |  United States | 1997 | 16 | combat SAR / search and rescue | fifteen requested |
Embraer R-99 |  Brazil | 2002 | 5 | Airborne early warning and control |  |
AMX International A-1M |  Brazil | 1989 | 53 | Ground attack aircraft | modernized to A-1M, delivered between 2013 and 2017, and to be retired in 2032 |
Mil Mi-24 |  Russia | 2008 | 12 | attack helicopter |  |
SAAB Gripen NG |  Sweden | 2018 | 36 | air superiority fighter | a contract for 36 Gripen NG fighters is expected to be finalised in 10–12 months. According to Saab, Brazil is expected to order 28 single-seat (Gripen E) and 8 twin-seat (Gripen F) fighters. |
Eurocopter EC 725 |  United Kingdom | 2014 | 18 | transport helicopter |  |
EADS CASA C-295 |  Spain | ? | 12 | transport |  |
HeliBras HB.355F Esquilo Bi |  France/ Brazil | 1980-2013  | 10  | Utility helicopter  | 4 were donated to the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State.  |
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma |  France | 1981-1986  | 06  | Utility helicopter  |  |
Atlas Impala |  South Africa | 2005-2010  | 12  | Light attack  |  |
Dassault Mirage 2000 |  France | 2006-2013  | 12  | Fighter  |  |

## See also

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* Brazilian Air Force
* List of active Brazilian military aircraft

## References

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## External links

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* History of the Brazilian Air Force