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Rotores de Portugal

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Rotores de Portugal

The Portuguese Air Force’s Alouette III helicopter display team, revived several times between 1976 and 2010 and flown by whichever squadron held the type.

1976تأسست
ألوت 3الطائرات
3In the display
Disbanded 2010حالة
Photo: Duch.seb / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
المشغلالقوات الجوية البرتغاليةدولةالبرتغاليكتبHelicopter display teamHome baseBeja Air Base (Base Aérea N.º 11)حالةDisbanded 2010
القصة

Rotores de Portugal: how the team came to be and what it flies today

Alouettes on display

Rotores de Portugal was created in April 1976 by order of the Air Force Chief of Staff, flying the Aérospatiale Alouette III, then the Air Force’s standard light helicopter. It began with Esquadra 33 at Tancos (1976–1980) and passed to Esquadra 102 (1982–1992) and Esquadra 111 (1993–1994), flying two to four helicopters depending on the period. According to Wikipedia it gave 41 demonstrations over its whole history.

The last revival

In 2005 the team was reactivated within Esquadra 552 ‘Zangões’ at Beja, with helicopters in a special livery carrying the national colours and the team’s name, and from 2006 it flew three display aircraft with a team of five officers and six enlisted personnel. It stopped in 2010, as the Air Force prepared to replace the Alouette III with the AgustaWestland AW119 Koala; the last Portuguese Alouette III flew on 17 June 2020.

In 2005 the team was reactivated within Esquadra 552 ‘Zangões’ at Beja, with helicopters in a special livery carrying the national colours and the team’s name, and from 2006 it flew three display aircraft with a team of five officers and six enlisted personnel.Rotores de Portugal · verified 2026-10-02
لمحة سريعة

Rotores de Portugal in numbers

The team

Formation
3 helicopters

  • Two to four helicopters depending on the era
  • Three from 2006
  • Five officers and six enlisted

الطائرة

Flown
إيروسباسيال ألوت 3

  • Aérospatiale Alouette III (1976–2010)

بيت

Based at
قاعدة بيجا الجوية

  • Tancos with Esquadra 33 from 1976
  • Beja with Esquadra 552 from 2005

The display

Aircraft in the display
3
Livery
special scheme in the national colours with the team name, from 2005
الطائرة

Every type Rotores de Portugal has flown

الطائرات سنين Number ملحوظة
إيروسباسيال ألوت 3 1976–2010 3 Two to four in the display by era; three from 2006.
الجدول الزمني

Rotores de Portugal, year by year

1976

Team created on Alouette IIIs with Esquadra 33 at Tancos.

1982

Team passes to Esquadra 102, until 1992.

1993

Flown by Esquadra 111 for two seasons.

2005

Reactivated with Esquadra 552 at Beja in a special livery.

2010

Last season; Alouette III replacement by the AW119 approaching.

2020

Last Portuguese Air Force Alouette III flight.

أسئلة وأجوبة

Everything people ask about Rotores de Portugal

What helicopter did Rotores de Portugal fly?
The Aérospatiale Alouette III.
Where was Rotores de Portugal based?
At Tancos in its early years and at Beja Air Base with Esquadra 552 from 2005.
How many helicopters were in the team?
Between two and four depending on the era; three in its final years.
Is Rotores de Portugal still active?
No. It last flew in 2010, and the Alouette III was retired in 2020.

واصل الجولة

Around Rotores de Portugal

المشغلالقوات الجوية البرتغاليةFleet, bases and order of battle of the service that flies the team.اقرأ صفحة القوات الجوية البرتغاليةHome baseBeja Air Base (Base Aérea N.º 11)The units, runways and history of the airfield the team flies from.Read the base pageFormation aerobatic teamAsas de PortugalPortugal’s jet aerobatic team, flown on T-37Cs from Sintra and later as a two-ship of Alpha Jets from Beja, revived and stood down several times between 1977 and…Read the Asas de Portugal pageفرق العرضEvery military display teamAll the formation, solo and helicopter teams in the Order of Battle, active and disbanded.Open the list
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Verified 2026-10-02.