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Phoenix Squadron visit to AEL
The AEL received a visit from Phoenix Squadron, Air Base Florianópolis, on 05 June this year. We received 35 military, including the Squadron Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Adolfo Aviator. The 2 ° / 7 ° as it is called in the Air Force operates the P-95 aircraft will be modernized by AEL Systems.
Activated on 15 February 1982 to monitor more effectively the southern portion of the Brazilian waters, the Squadron is one of four air units Patrol Aviation Air Force (FAB). Responsible for Maritime Patrol on the southern coast, the Phoenix works in cooperation with the Navy operating in Brazil, helping to locate people, aircraft and vessels in an emergency at sea and doing surveillance of the South Atlantic against vessels that are fishing illegally or polluting.
For those tasks, using the P-95B Bandeirante aircraft Patrol, which has a modern surface search radar. The flights of 2 º / 7 º GAV often sought to save lives of people missing at sea and also the location of boats that were adrift in the seas of the South.
