Compañia de Aviación del Ejército Dominicano

Role: Transport, Liaison.

The unit was formed in 1932 as El Arma de Aviación, Ejército Nacional. The service was renamed Compañia de Aviación, Ejército Nacional on October 26, 1942.

Air Bases:

Base	Duration
Aeródromo Lindberg/Santo Domingo	1932 - 1936
Aeródromo Miraflores	1936 - 1944
Aerópuerto General Andrew/Ciudad Trujillo	1944 - 1948

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
Stinson SM-2B Junior	1	1930 - 1933	no serials allocated
Brunner-Winkle Bird Model E	1	1931 - 1937	no serials allocated
Bellanca DH-300 Pacemaker	2	1932 - 1942	no serials allocated
Vought 02U-3SD Corsair I	3	1933 - 1937	1, 2, 3
Saro Cutty Sark	1	1935 - 1942	4
Waco Model UPF-7	1	1936 - 1942	5
Curtiss CW-19R/A-19R	2	1937 - 1942	6,7
Fleet Model 10P	2	1937 - n/a	8,9
Ford AT-4/AT-5 Trimotor	1/1	1941 - 1952	101,102
Piper AE-1/J-5A Cub	1/4	1941 - 1950	1-4,19
Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper	3	1943 - 1948	16-18
North American AT-6C/D Texan	3/3	1943 - 1947	6-8,13-15
Stearman PT-13/PT-17 Kaydet	25	1943 - 1954	10-12,23-25,26-41,75,78,87,94
Vultee BT-13A Valiant	25	1943 - 1954	20-22
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina	2	1946 - 1949	n/a
North American AT-6C/D Texan	2/2	1947 - 1948	1300-1303
North American SNJ-3/-4 Texan	1/4	1947 - 1948	1304-1312

 

References:

• Central American and Caribbean Air Forces (Daniel Hagedorn)
• Latin-American Military Aviation (John Andrade)
• Air Arsenal North America (Phil Butler)
• Fuerza Aérea Dominicana