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República de Cuba
 

The Country

Geography:

Cuba is the largest and most westerly of the Great Antilles. The island's shape is long, but relatively narrow. It is located between 74° to 85° western geographic longitude and 20° to 23° northern geographic latitude and has an area of 110,860 square kilometres (42,793 square miles). The latitude and longitude of the capital, Havana, are about 82°22' W and 23°08' N.

National History:

Summary Narrative History

 

Timeline - Key Dates in Cuba History

 

Further National Information:
Yahoo Cuba Page

Columbus World Travel Guide - Caribbean - Cuba

Cuban History, Architecture & Culture

Governments on the WWW: Cuba

HispanoLink: Cuba



Markings

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
The registration prefix C-' was used from ???? to 1945; eg:C-CAAA to C-CZZZ.

The registration prefix 'CU-' is used from 1945 to present; eg:CU-C/P/T001 to CU-C/P/T999. (C/P/T depicting usage)


Aircraft Operators

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (
Fuerza Aérea Revolucionara)

Naval Aviation (Fuerza Aérea Naval) (1934 - 1955)


Central Government Agencies:
To be added

Public Service Aviation:
To be added


Commercial Aviation:
Cubana de Aviación

Aerogaviota

Aero Caribbean

 

Private Aviation:
To be added

Industry

Aircraft Manufacturers:
None at present

Airfields

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Civil Airports and Airfields Listing


 

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

On Show

Aviation Museum:
None at present.

Media

Aviation-Related Magazines:
None at present.

Aviation Bibliography:

Central American and Caribbean Air Forces (Daniel Hagedorn)

Texan and Harvards in Latin America (Dan Hagedorn)

Latin American Fighters (Iñigo Guevara y Moyano)

Armed Forces of Latin America (Adrian English)

Latin-American Military Aviation (John Andrade)

World Air Forces Directory (Ian Carroll)

Military Balance (IISS)

World Air Power Journal 32, p.144-146

Aviación y Tanques de Cuba

 

Web Links:
Defensa Nacional

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First Created: 28 October 2003  - Last Revised: 2 June 2008
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