page_title: Ala 12
section_title: Aircraft
hierarchical_section_title: Ala 12 / Aircraft
caption_attribution_description: Madrid - Cuatro Vientos (LECU/LEVS)
context_page_description: Ala 12 is an Ejército del Aire wing based at Torrejón Air Base. The wing operates McDonnell Douglas EF-18A/B Hornet fighter aircraft for air defense and international deployments under the operational and organizational command of Combat Air Command The squadron's motto is "no le busques tres pies..."
context_section_description: C.5 Sabre
  Original equipment of the 61st Fighter Squadron, the F-86F Sabre served from the wing's formation until final retirement in 1967.
  C.8 Starfighter
  The F-104G Starfighter served from 1965 through 1973.
  C.12 Phantom II
  The F-4C Phantom II operated with Ala 12 from 1971 through 1989.
  KC-97L Stratofreighter
  Briefly in service from 1973 to 1976, the KC-97L gave Ala 12 an organic aerial refueling capability.
  RC.12 Phantom II
  The RF-4C Phantom II provided the wing's reconnaissance capability from 1978 through 2002.
  C.15 Hornet
  Current equipment of the wing, the EF-18A was introduced in 1989 and received a mid-life update in 2004.
  CE.15 Hornet
  Serving alongside the single-seat EF-18A, the two-seat EF-18B serves as the unit's operational conversion aircraft.
caption: Preserved C.5 from 102 Squadron
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