Supremacy in the South Pacific

The Chilean Navy complements its surface and submarine fleet with one of the most powerful naval aviation arms in South America. Cees-Jan van der Ende and Cristobal Soto Pino visited its aviators, who operate over one of the most extensive coastlines in the world. Force Report Chilean Naval Aviation Naval aviation began in South America in 1919 when the Armada de Chile (Chilean Navy) launched operations with the continent’s first military seaplanes – three Sopwith Babies, six Short 184s and