After two days late, they downloaded the warplanes bought in France – 05/11/2019

Bahía Blanca (correspondent) .- The planes bought to France could be unloaded, after two days of delay. A strike and then rain prevented the maneuvers initially planned last Thursday. Finally, this Saturday morning, the operation has ended on the site 21 of the port of Bahía Blanca. There are still procedures for the five Dbadault Super Étendard they are moved to their final destination, which will happen around the middle of next week.

At dawn on Saturday, tasks began on the multipurpose wharf at the Bahian Maritime Station. The coastal cranes hung each of the aircraft from the deck of the ship Lily Auerbach. Friday afternoon, the 25 containers containing spare parts and a simulator to exercise pilots had been unloaded from their warehouses. "Everything was done successfully and on time," he confirmed. Clarin a source from Patagonia Norte, concessionaire of the Port Services Terminal 21 at Ingeniero White.

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The five aircraft acquired from France in an operation close to $ 15 million They were placed on the square adjacent to the wharf, beside several columns of containers. They will remain there during the weekend and the first days of next week, until the customs procedures are completed and the logistics are organized for their transfer to the base of Comandante Espora. The Navy Air Force Number 2 Navy has its seat there, on which the aircraft will depend.

The hangars of the Espora base that were waiting for the Super Etendard were a few years ago the same type of aircraft incorporated by the Navy in the early 80s. They had an exceptional participation during the Falklands War during which they caused serious British casualties, with the use of Exocet missiles. Argentine aeronautical engineers are those who have managed to adapt the explosives so that they can be launched from French planes.

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Marine sources insured Clarin that the transfer of the Super Etendard to the Naval Air Base, located about 12 kilometers from Bahía Blanca and adjacent to the local airport, would not take place until Wednesday the 15th. operation would not require less three days of maneuvering in the national roads 3 and 252 that connect Espora to the port of Bahian. They will need coordination with national highways and federal and provincial security forces, to guarantee the safety of the traffic during the days when the planes have to travel on the roads.

Incorporation of the aircraft was scheduled for October of last year, but was delayed due to a late payment in France. The mounted operator to ensure security at the G-20 leaders summit has considered its use in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas. In mid-April, they were embarked in the French port of Radicalet, in the region of Le Havre, in the west of the country. After more than 20 days of sailing, the Liberian flag vessel Lily Auerbach arrived in the afternoon Wednesday in the Bahia port area, as planned.

However, the strike of a bosses' union, which blocked the departure of the tug on Thursday, prevented the ship from entering the port during the day. He was able to do this at the last minute, at night, but in a persistent rain that lasted two days and delayed the maneuvers planned for Friday morning. Improved weather conditions in the afternoon of this day only allowed for the unloading of some of the 2,500 tonnes of freight. That of the planes was for this Saturday.

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