Montijo Air Base - officially known as Air Base No. 6 or BA6 - is a military air base located in Montijo, Portugal. The base is home to three transport squadrons and one helicopter search and rescue squadron and provides logistic support to the Portuguese Navy's helicopters based there.
A Portuguese Air Force AW101 Merlin breaks formation over Montijo AB
An aerial view of Montijo Air Base during 2019
Portuguese Naval Aviation
The Portuguese Naval Aviation constituted the air component of the Portuguese Navy, from 1917 to 1957. The Portuguese Air Force maritime patrol units and the Navy's Helicopter Squadron are the present successors of the former Portuguese Naval Aviation.
A Portuguese Navy Lynx helicopter
FBA Type B seaplane, the first aircraft of the Portuguese Naval Aviation
Lieutenant-Commander Sacadura Cabral and Captain Gago Coutinho in the cockpit of the Fairey III seaplane Lusitânia, at the departure for the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic
A Portuguese Navy Lynx prepares to land aboard the frigate Bartolomeu Dias