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Cuba
Air Force
Unit History
1.Escuadrón
Role: Military Aviation.
The unit was formed 18 May 1919. After a reorganisation in
1939 the aircraft were divided between the
Escuadrón de Observación y Bombardeo and the
Escuadrón de Persecución.
Air Bases:
| Base |
Duration |
|
Campo de Columbia/La Habana |
1919 - 1939 |
Aircraft Used:
| Type |
Qty |
Service |
Example Serials |
|
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny |
9 |
1919 - 1926 |
1-6 |
|
Vought QO-2 Corsair |
4 |
1925 - 1929 |
7-10 |
|
Boeing de Havilland DH-4M-1 |
6 |
1927 - 1929 |
11-16 |
|
Curtiss P-6S Hawk |
6 |
1930 - 1931 |
9,10,15-18 |
|
Waco 9 |
2 |
n/a - n/a |
13,14 |
|
Waco 10 |
2 |
n/a - n/a |
15,16 |
|
Curtiss Hawk II |
4 |
1933 - 1939 |
19-22 |
|
Vought O2U-3 Corsair |
10 |
1929 - 1941 |
16,17,19,24-34 |
|
Curtiss Robin |
1 |
1935 - 1937 |
n/a |
|
Bellanca 66-75 Airbus |
1 |
1935 - 1938 |
103 |
|
Waco S3HD-A |
4 |
1935 - 1947 |
23 |
|
Stinson SR-9 Reliant |
1 |
1937 - 1937 |
104 |
|
Curtiss CW-19R-2 Hawk |
5 |
1937 - 1948 |
50-54 |
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