Escuadrón de Caza-Bombardeos "Leonidas"

Role: Fighter-Bomber.

The unit was activated in 1954 with F-47D from the USA. The AT-6 Texans and the Vampires were used by the Escuadrón de Caza Ramfis and the Escuadrón de Caza-Bombardeos Leonidas. The unit was merged with the Escuadrón de Caza in 1961 to form the Escuadrón de Combate.

Air Bases:

Base	Duration
Base Aérea Trujillo/San Isidro/Santo Domingo	1954 - 1961

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
North American AT-6 Texan	68	1943 - 1995	1000 - 1067
Beech 18 AT-11/C-45	4	1946 - 1961	1501, 1502, 1504, 1510
Boeing B-17G Fortress	2	1947 - 1958	2301, 2302
de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI/T29	5	1948 - 1954	2101 - 2108
Bristol Beaufighter	10	1948 - 1954	2401 - 2410
Hiller UH-12 Raven	3	1949 - 1958	3001, 3002, 3010
North American B-25C/G/H/J Mitchell	1/1/2/1	1950 - 1967	2501 - 2505
Republic F-47D Thunderbolt	25	1952 - 1958	1101 - 1125
de Havilland Vampire F1/FB50	42	1955 - 1961	2701 - 2742
Douglas B-26B Invader	5	1959 - 1967	3202 - 3206

 

References:

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