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Cuban Military Aviation
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 Beginnings
1913-1917.
Birth of the Army Air Corp
- Historical
beginnings - First airplanes in Cuba - The Aviation pioneers Parlá
and Rosillo and the legendary "Flight of audacious" - The military aviation
born - Some flights of the new aviation - The First World War - After the
war. The first official airplanes - The epoch of the Curtiss Jenny in Cuba
- The conspiracy of "Veterans and Patriotts" and Rubén Martínez
Villena
1925-1933.
The Aviation and the President Machado
- The Military
Aviation Grows - New equipment acquisitions in 1927-1932 - The Curtiss
Hawk and Vought Corsar - Lindberg strolls the President - Other illustrious
visitors - The Aviation Military School - The events of Gibara - Other
activities of the period
1933-1938.
The 1933 Revolution and her consequences
- The Revolution
explodes - Organization changes of the Aviation Corp - Some aviation actions
in 1933-1934 - The quiet years 30 - Purchases of airplanes in 1933-1939
- Important Flights of the Air Corp in 19936-1939 - The "Cuban Eight"
1939-1945.
The Second World war
- Organization
changes of the aviation - Airplanes bought in 1939-1941 - Cuba enters the
war - New airplanes for the conflict - The Americans landed in Cuba -
The training programs increased - Accidents in the period 1943-1945
1947-1952.
The Cayo Confites prosperity and equipment renewal
- New airplanes
and the first helicopters - Expedition against Trujillo - The airplanes
of the Legion are confiscated - Results for the Air Corp - Promotions of
the Aviation School and events of the period 1947-1952 - New airplanes
and the first helicopters
Batista´s
Government and Fidel´s revolution
1952-1955.
Batista and the Cuban Army Air Force. FAEC
-Batista´s
changes in the aviation. The FAEC - Mutual Defence Program with United
States - Promotions of the aviation school under the new programs - New
equipment - The sound barrier and other events - The F-47D Thunderbolts.
Activities and accidents
1956-1958.
The FAEC during the Revolution. The Cienfuegos Revolt
- September
5, 1957: The Naval Revolt of Cienfuegos and its consequences - New equipment
in 1957-1958 - Promotions of the Aviation School in 1956-1958 - Accidents
in 1956-1958
1956-1958.
The FAEC begins to fight the Fidel´s guerrilla
- The hunt
of the Granma yacht - The battle of Alegría de Pío - The
Army´s offensive in May, 1958 - Operation "Antiaérea": Kidnap
of Americans to stop the FAEC - The Battle of Guisa
1958.
The last operations of the FAEC against the guerrilla
- Last combats
in Oriente and the Invasion to West - The FAEC seen by the guerrilla -
Battle of Santa Clara - Problems of the FAEC in COIN operations - Batista´s
escape and the remainders of the FAEC
1958.
The Fuerza Aérea Rebelde (Rebeld Air Force -FAR) - The guerrilla
aviation
- First airplane
to the guerrilla - Creation of the FAR - The FAEC against the FAR - Helicopter
and bombs of the rebelds - Military Airplanes of the FAR
1958.
Combat Actions of the FAR against Batista
- Attacks
of the FAEC to the runway of FAR in Mayarí Arriba - Fidelist Mustangs
- Attack to the headquarters of La Maya -- Attack to Sagua de Tánamo
- Operational Results of the FAR
After
1959 time
1961 - Girón / Bay of Pigs
The Rage of the
Furies
Bay of Pigs: The
Guatemalan connection
1975 - 1988. The Angolan War
The MiG-17
The MiG-21
The MiG-23 in Air Support
Missions
MiG-23 in Air Superiority
Missions
The Operation Carlota
by Gabriel García Márquez
1978. The Ethiopian War (Ogaden)
The Ethiopian War and
the Cuban aviation
Cuban Military Aviation Today
Summary, organization, training
Equipment, missiles, air bases, air defences,
perspectives
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