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Mexican Air Force, the Glossary

The Mexican Air Force (FAM; Fuerza Aérea Mexicana) is the air service branch of the Mexican Armed Forces.^[1]

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1913 establishments in Mexico
Military of Mexico

Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma

The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter designed and originally produced by the French aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation.

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Felipe Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor (26 May 1881 – 9 July 1955) was a Mexican politician, the 45th President of Mexico from 1 June to 30 November 1920, following the overthrow of Mexican president Venustiano Carranza, with Sonoran generals Alvaro Obregón and Plutarco Elías Calles under the Plan of Agua Prieta.

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Aerial warfare

Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare.

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Aero Commander 500 family

The Aero Commander 500 family is a series of light-twin piston-engined and turboprop aircraft originally built by the Aero Design and Engineering Company in the late 1940s, renamed the Aero Commander company in 1950, and later a division of Rockwell International in 1965.

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Aerobatics

Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights.

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Air force

An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare.

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Air navigation

The basic principles of air navigation are identical to general navigation, which includes the process of planning, recording, and controlling the movement of a craft from one place to another.

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Air traffic control

Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers (people) who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airspace.

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Air transports of heads of state and government

Air transports for heads of state and government are, in many countries, provided by the air force in specially equipped airliners or business jets.

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Air-military parade accident on September 16, 1995 (Mexico)

The air accident at the military parade on September 16, 1995 was an event that occurred in Mexico in which 5 aircraft collided in the air, 4 of which were destroyed instantly.

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Airborne early warning and control

An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar early warning system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and other incoming projectiles at long ranges, as well as performing command and control of the battlespace in aerial engagements by informing and directing friendly fighter and attack aircraft.

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Airborne leaflet propaganda

Airborne leaflet dropping is where leaflets (flyers) are scattered in the air.

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Airco DH.4

The Airco DH.4 is a British two-seat biplane day bomber of the First World War.

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Aldasoro brothers

'''Juan Pablo Aldasoro''' '''Suarez''' (1893–1962) and Eduardo Aldasoro Suárez (1894–1968) were aviation pioneers.

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Alenia C-27J Spartan

The Alenia C-27J Spartan is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Leonardo's Aircraft Division (formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016).

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Antonov An-32

The Antonov An-32 (NATO reporting name: Cline) is a turboprop twin-engined military transport aircraft.

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Apodaca

Apodaca is a city and its surrounding municipality that is part of Monterrey Metropolitan area.

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Atlangatepec Air Force Station

Atlangatepec Air Force Station (Estación Aérea Militar Atlangatepec) (E.A.M. 9) is a military airport located in Atlangatepec, Tlaxcala, Mexico.

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Attorney General of Mexico

The attorney general of the Republic is the head of the Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía General de la República, FGR; prior to 2019, Procuraduría General de la República, PGR) and the Federal Public Ministry of the United Mexican States, an institution belonging to the Federal Government's constitutional autonomous organism that is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of federal crimes.

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Avionics

Avionics (a blend of aviation and electronics) are the electronic systems used on aircraft.

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Avocado

The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae).

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Avro 504

The Avro 504 was a First World War biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others.

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Álvaro Obregón

Álvaro Obregón Salido (17 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) was a Mexican military general and politician who served as the 46th President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924.

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Baja California

Baja California ('Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (Free and Sovereign State of Baja California), is a state in Mexico.

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Battle of Luzon

The Battle of Luzon (Labanan sa Luzon; ルソン島の戦い; Batalla de Luzón) was a land battle of the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II by the Allied forces of the U.S., its colony the Philippines, and allies against forces of the Empire of Japan. The battle resulted in a U.S. and Filipino victory.

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Beechcraft Bonanza

The Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas.

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Beechcraft King Air

The Beechcraft King Air is a line of American utility aircraft produced by Beechcraft.

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Beechcraft Super King Air

The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by Beechcraft.

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Beechcraft T-6 Texan II

The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is a single-engine turboprop aircraft built by Textron Aviation.

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Bell 204/205

The Bell 204 and 205 are the civilian versions of the UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopter of the Huey family of helicopters.

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Bell 206

The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- and twin-engined helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec, plant.

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Bell 212

The Bell 212 (also known as the Bell Two-Twelve) is a two-blade, twin-engine, medium helicopter that first flew in 1968.

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Bell 407

The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter.

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Bell 412

The Bell 412 is a utility helicopter of the Huey family manufactured by Bell Helicopter.

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Bell UH-1 Iroquois

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Bell Helicopter.

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Boeing 737

The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington.

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Boeing 757

The Boeing 757 is an American narrow-body airliner designed and built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Bristol Boarhound

The Bristol Boarhound was a British army cooperation and liaison aircraft of the 1920s.

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Bristol F.2 Fighter

The Bristol F.2 Fighter is a British First World War two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft developed by Frank Barnwell at the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company later known as the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

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Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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Campeche

Campeche (Kaampech), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche (Free and Sovereign State of Campeche), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Cessna 182 Skylane

The Cessna 182 Skylane is an American four-seat, single-engined light airplane built by Cessna of Wichita, Kansas.

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Cessna 206

The Cessna 205, 206 and 207, known primarily as the Stationair (and marketed variously as the Super Skywagon, Skywagon and Super Skylane), are a family of single-engined, general aviation aircraft with fixed landing gear, used in commercial air service as well as for personal use.

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Cessna 210 Centurion

The Cessna 210 Centurion is a six-seat, high-performance, retractable-gear, single-engined, high-wing general-aviation light aircraft.

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Cessna Citation I

The Cessna 500 Citation I is a small business jet produced by Cessna, the basis of the Citation family.

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Chiapas

Chiapas (Tzotzil and Tzeltal: Chyapas), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas (Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico.

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Chiapas conflict

The Chiapas conflict (Spanish: Conflicto de Chiapas) consisted of the 1994 Zapatista uprising, the 1995 Zapatista crisis, and the subsequent tension between the Mexican state, the indigenous peoples and subsistence farmers of Chiapas from the 1990s to the 2010s.

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Chihuahua (state)

Chihuahua, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua (Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico.

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Chihuahua City

The city of Chihuahua or Chihuahua City (Ciudad de Chihuahua; Lipan: Ją’éłąyá) is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

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Chihuahua International Airport

Chihuahua International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Chihuahua); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Roberto Fierro Villalobos (General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport) is an international airport located in Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Comitán

Comitán (formally: Comitán de Domínguez, for Belisario Domínguez) is the fourth-largest city in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

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Constitutional Army

The Constitutional Army (Ejército constitucional), also known as the Constitutionalist Army (Ejército constitucionalista), was the army that fought against the Federal Army, and later, against the Villistas and Zapatistas during the Mexican Revolution.

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Cozumel

Cozumel (Kùutsmil) is an island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen.

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Cozumel International Airport

Cozumel International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel) is an international airport in the Caribbean island of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

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Cristero War

The Cristero War (La Guerra Cristera), also known as the Cristero Rebellion or italics, was a widespread struggle in central and western Mexico from 3 August 1926 to 21 June 1929 in response to the implementation of secularist and anticlerical articles of the 1917 Constitution.

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Culiacán

Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital and largest city of both Culiacán Municipality and the state of Sinaloa.

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Culiacán International Airport

Culiacán International Airport, (Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Federal de Bachigualato (Bachigualato Federal International Airport), is an international airport located in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.

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De Havilland Vampire

The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

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Del Norte International Airport

Monterrey-Del Norte International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional del Norte) is an international airport situated in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.

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Didier Masson

Didier Masson (23 February 1886 – 2 June 1950) was a pioneering French aviator.

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Douglas O-2

The Douglas O-2 was a 1920s American observation aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, powered by the Liberty engine of WW1 fame, with some later variants using other engines.

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EADS CASA C-295

The Airbus C295 (previously CASA C-295) is a medium tactical transport aircraft that was designed and initially manufactured by the Spanish aerospace company CASA, which is now part of the European multinational Airbus Defence and Space division.

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El Lencero Airport

Xalapa National Airport (Aeropuerto Nacional de Xalapa); officially Aeropuerto El Lencero-Antonio Chedraui Caram (El Lencero-Antonio Chedraui Caram Airport) is an airport located in Emiliano Zapata, Veracruz, Mexico.

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Elbit Hermes 450

The Elbit Hermes 450 is an Israeli medium-sized multi-payload unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical long endurance missions.

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Embraer R-99

The Embraer R-99 is the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) military designation of the EMB-145-RS.

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Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.

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Enrique Estrada

Enrique Estrada Reynoso (1890–1942) was a Mexican General, politician, and Secretary of National Defense.

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Ensenada Airport

Ensenada International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Ensenada); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Gral.

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Ensenada, Baja California

Ensenada is a city in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.

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Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma

The Airbus Helicopters H215 (formerly Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma) is a four-bladed, twin-engined, medium-sized, utility helicopter developed and initially produced by French aerospace company Aérospatiale.

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Eurocopter EC725

The Eurocopter EC725 Caracal, now called Airbus Helicopters H225M, is a long-range tactical transport military helicopter developed from the Eurocopter AS532 Cougar for military use.

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Fairchild C-26 Metroliner

The Fairchild C-26 "Metroliner" is the designation for the Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner series twin turboprop aircraft in the service of the United States military.

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Farman F.50

The Farman F.50 was a French twin-engined night bomber designed and built by Farman as a replacement for the single-engined Voisin pusher biplanes in service with the French Air Force.

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Felipe Ángeles International Airport

Felipe Ángeles International Airport, also known as Mexico City Felipe Ángeles International Airport or simply Mexico City-AIFA, is an international airport located in Zumpango, State of Mexico, north of Mexico City.

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FlightGlobal

FlightGlobal is an online news and information website which covers the aviation and aerospace industries.

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FN MAG

The FN MAG (Mitrailleuse d'Appui Général, English: General Purpose Machine Gun) is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale (FN) by Ernest Vervier.

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Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket

The Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket (FFAR), also known as "Mighty Mouse", is an unguided rocket used by United States military aircraft.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Francisco I. Madero

Francisco Ignacio Madero González (30 October 1873 – 22 February 1913) was a Mexican businessman, revolutionary, writer and statesman, who served as the 37th president of Mexico from 1911 until he was deposed in a coup d'état in February 1913 and assassinated.

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Francisco Sarabia National Airport

Tuxtla Gutiérrez Air Force Base (Base Aérea Militar Tuxtla Gutiérrez) (B.A.M. 6); officially Base Aérea Militar No.

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Fritz Bieler

Fritz Bieler (September 9, 1895 - September 1, 1957) was a German aviator that served in the First World War, and in 1921 was hired as a flight instructor by the Mexican Air Force.

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General Coordination of the Presidential Air Transport Unit

The General Coordination of the Presidential Air Transport Unit is the main Mexican Presidential transport unit.

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Geography of Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country in East Asia.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Grob G 120TP

The Grob G 120TP is a two-seat turboprop training and aerobatic low-wing aircraft with a composite airframe, built by Grob Aircraft.

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Guadalajara International Airport

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, simply known as Guadalajara International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Guadalajara, Jalisco, the third-largest city in Mexico.

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Guerrero Negro Airport

Guerrero Negro Airport (Aeropuerto de Guerrero Negro) is an airport situated in the municipality of San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico.

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Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors.

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Hermosillo

Hermosillo, formerly called Pitic (as in Santísima Trinidad del Pitic and Presidio del Pitic), is a city in the center of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora.

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Hermosillo International Airport

Hermosillo International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Hermosillo); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio L. Pesqueira (General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport), is an international airport situated in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

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IAI Arava

The Israeli Aircraft Industries Arava (עֲרָבָה, "Willow" or "Steppe" or "Desert", named after the Aravah of the Jordan Rift Valley) is a light STOL utility transport aircraft developed and produced by Israeli aerospace company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

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Irapuato

Irapuato is a Mexican city and municipality located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish: Cerro de Arandas), in the central region of the state of Guanajuato.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Ixtepec Airport

Ixtepec Airport (Aeropuerto de Ixtepec) is an airport located in Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca. Serving as Air Force Base No. 3 for the Mexican Air Force, it functions not only as a military facility but also facilitates commuter flights within Oaxaca. Additionally, it supports general aviation activities for the Istmo Region, encompassing cities such as Juchitan, Salina Cruz, Tehuantepec, and Ixtepec in Oaxaca.

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Ixtepec, Oaxaca

Ixtepec (formally: Ciudad Ixtepec; previously known as Villa de San Jerónimo Doctor) is a small city, and municipality of the same name, located in the state of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico.

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Jalisco

Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco (Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Jardín Balbuena

Jardín Balbuena is a neighborhood in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City, east of the historic center.

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Jiménez Municipality, Chihuahua

Jiménez is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico.

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La Paz International Airport

La Paz International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de La Paz); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León (Manuel Márquez de León International Airport) is an international airport located in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, situated along the western shore of the Gulf of California.

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La Paz, Baja California Sur

La Paz (Peace) is the capital city and the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.

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Lázaro Cárdenas

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (21 May 1895 – 19 October 1970) was a Mexican army officer and politician who served as president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.

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Learjet 45

The Learjet 45 (LJ45) is a mid-size business jet aircraft produced by the Learjet Division of Bombardier Aerospace.

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Lewis gun

The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a First World War–era light machine gun.

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Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport

Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz), simply known as Puerto Vallarta International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Vallarta), is an international airport serving Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

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Lockheed C-130 Hercules

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin).

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Lockheed JetStar

The Lockheed JetStar (company designations L-329 and L-1329; designated C-140 in US military service) is a business jet produced from the early 1960s to the 1970s.

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Lockheed L-100 Hercules

The Lockheed L-100 Hercules is the civilian variant of the prolific C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft made by the Lockheed Corporation.

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Lockheed T-33

The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American subsonic jet trainer.

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Loma Bonita

Loma Bonita, Oaxaca is a town and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Macuspana Municipality

Macuspana Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tabasco, in south-eastern Mexico.

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Maritime patrol aircraft

A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), also known as a patrol aircraft, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, maritime surveillance aircraft, or by the older American term patrol bomber, is a fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate for long durations over water in maritime patrol roles — in particular anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-ship warfare (AShW), and search and rescue (SAR).

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Mérida International Airport

Mérida International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Mérida); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Crescencio Rejón (Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport) is an international airport located in the Mexican city of Mérida.

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Mérida, Yucatán

Mérida is the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and the largest city in southeastern Mexico.

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McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender

The McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems MD 500 Defender is a light multi-role military helicopter based on the MD 500 light utility helicopter and OH-6 Cayuse Light Observation Helicopter.

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Meteorology

Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting.

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Mexicali

Mexicali is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California.

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Mexican Armed Forces

The Mexican Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de México) are the military forces of the United Mexican States. Mexican Air Force and Mexican Armed Forces are military of Mexico.

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Mexican Army

The Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano) is the combined land and air branch and is the largest part of the Mexican Armed Forces; it is also known as the National Defense Army. Mexican Air Force and Mexican Army are military of Mexico.

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Mexican drug war

The Mexican drug war (also known as the Mexican war on drugs;, shortened to and commonly known inside Mexico as the war against the narco) is an ongoing asymmetric armed conflict between the Mexican government and various drug trafficking syndicates.

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Mexican Expeditionary Air Force

The Mexican Expeditionary Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Expedicionaria Mexicana, FAEM) was a military aviation unit which represented Mexico on the Allied side during World War II.

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Mexican Naval Aviation

Mexican Naval Aviation (FAN; Naval Air Force), is the naval air unit of the Mexican Navy.

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Mexican Revolution

The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana) was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Mexico City

Mexico City (Ciudad de México,; abbr.: CDMX; Central Nahuatl:,; Otomi) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America.

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Mexico City International Airport

Mexico City International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, AICM); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez (Benito Juárez International Airport) is the primary international airport serving Greater Mexico City.

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Miguel Lebrija

Miguel Lebrija Urtetegui (20 November 1887 — 15 December 1913) was a Mexican aviation pioneer.

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Mil Mi-17

The Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Soviet-designed Russian military helicopter family introduced in 1975 (Mi-8M), continuing in production at two factories, in Kazan and Ulan-Ude.

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Mil Mi-8

The Mil Mi-8 (Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968.

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Military aircraft insignia

Military aircraft insignia are insignia applied to military aircraft to visually identify the nation or branch of military service to which the aircraft belong.

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Military transport aircraft

A military transport aircraft, military cargo aircraft or airlifter is a military-owned transport aircraft used to support military operations by airlifting troops and military equipment.

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Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport

Minatitlán International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Minatitlán); also known as Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport is an international airport located in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz, Mexico.

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North American Free Trade Agreement

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA; Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA) was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America.

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Northrop F-5

The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation.

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Nuevo León

Nuevo León (English: New León), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León) is a state in northeastern Mexico.

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Oaxaca

Oaxaca (also,, from Huāxyacac), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca (Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the Federative Entities of the United Mexican States.

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Oaxaca City

Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca (Valley Zapotec: Ndua), is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Mexican state of Oaxaca.

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Oaxaca International Airport

Oaxaca International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Oaxaca) officially Aeropuerto Internacional Xoxocotlán (Xoxocotlán International Airport) (Xōxōkot͡ɬan, in Mexican Spanish) is an international airport located in the municipality of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, a southern suburb of Oaxaca City, Mexico.

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Pacific War

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Pie de la Cuesta Air Force Base

Pie de la Cuesta Air Force Base (Estación Aeronaval de Salina Cruz; B.A.M. 7), officially Base Aérea Militar No.

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Pie de la Cuesta, Guerrero

Pie de la Cuesta is a small beach resort town in the Mexican state of Guerrero, approximately 5 miles north-west of Acapulco, and it is the location of Pie de la Cuesta Air Force Base, a military base of the Mexican Air Force.

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Pilatus PC-6 Porter

The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.

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Pilatus PC-7

The Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer is a low-wing tandem-seat training aircraft, designed and manufactured in Switzerland by Pilatus Aircraft.

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Pilatus PC-9

The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.

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Plutarco Elías Calles

Plutarco Elías Calles (born Francisco Plutarco Elías Campuzano; 25 September 1877 – 19 October 1945) was a Mexican soldier and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928.

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Puebla (city)

Puebla de Zaragoza (Cuetlaxcoapan), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality.

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Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo (Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico.

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Radio

Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves.

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Ralph Ambrose O'Neill

Ralph Ambrose O'Neill (December 7, 1896 – October 23, 1980) was a Mexican flying ace from World War I credited with 103 combat patrols and five aerial victories.

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Reconnaissance aircraft

A reconnaissance aircraft (colloquially, a spy plane) is a military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance with roles including collection of imagery intelligence (including using photography), signals intelligence, as well as measurement and signature intelligence.

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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945.

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Robert Smith-Barry

Robert Raymond Smith Barry (4 April 1886 – 23 April 1949) was an officer in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí (Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base

Santa Gertrudis Air Force Base (Base Aérea Militar Santa Gertrudis) (B.A.M. 11); officially Base Aérea Militar No. (11th Air Force Base Lieutenant Colonel Juan Pablo Aldasoro Suárez) is a military airport located in the municipality of Saucillo, Chihuahua, in Mexico.

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Saucillo Municipality

Saucillo is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico.

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Schweizer SGM 2-37

The Schweizer SGM 2-37 is a two-place, side-by-side, fixed gear, low wing motor glider.

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Search and rescue

Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.

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Secretariat of National Defense

The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA); Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional is the government department responsible for managing Mexico's Army and Air Forces. Mexican Air Force and Secretariat of National Defense are military of Mexico.

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SIAI-Marchetti SF.260

The SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 (now Leonardo SF-260) is an Italian light aircraft which has been commonly marketed as a military trainer and aerobatics aircraft.

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Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion

The CH-53 Sea Stallion (Sikorsky S-65) is an American family of heavy-lift transport helicopters designed and built by the American manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft.

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Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft.

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Sinaloa

Sinaloa, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa (Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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Sonora

Sonora, officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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State of Mexico

The State of Mexico (Estado de México), officially just Mexico (México), is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States.

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Stearman C3

The Stearman C3 was an American-built civil biplane aircraft of the 1920s, designed by Stearman Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas.

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STOL

A short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft is a conventional fixed-wing aircraft that has short runway requirements for takeoff and landing.

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Strategic Studies Institute

The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) is the U.S. Army's institute for strategic and national security research and analysis.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Tabasco

Tabasco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco (Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of the United Mexican States.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.

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Tampico International Airport

Tampico International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Tampico); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco Javier Mina (General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport) is an international airport situated in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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Tenosique

Tenosique is a town located in Tenosique Municipality in the southeastern corner of the state of Tabasco, in Mexico.

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Tijuana

Tijuana is the largest city in the state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico.

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Tijuana International Airport

Tijuana International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Tijuana); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Abelardo L. Rodríguez (General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport), is an international airport located northeast of Downtown Tijuana.

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TNCA

The Talleres Nacionales de Construcciones Aeronáuticas (TNCA) (national aviation workshops) was an aircraft manufacturer established outside Mexico City in 1915.

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Torreón International Airport

Torreón International Airport or Torreón/Gómez Palacio International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Torreón); officially Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia (Francisco Sarabia International Airport), is an international airport located in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico.

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Trainer aircraft

A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews.

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Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, or Tuxtla, is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Unmanned aerial vehicle

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board.

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Venustiano Carranza

José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920) was a Mexican land owner and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1917 until his assassination in 1920, during the Mexican Revolution.

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Veracruz

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Veracruz (city)

Veracruz, also known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico and the most populous city in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

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Vickers machine gun

The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled.303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army.

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Vought O2U Corsair

The Vought O2U Corsair was a 1920s biplane scout and observation aircraft.

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Waco 10

The Waco 10/GXE/Waco O series was a range of three-seat open-cockpit biplanes built by the Advance Aircraft Company, later the Waco Aircraft Company.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yaqui

The Yaqui, Hiaki, or Yoeme, are an Indigenous people of Mexico and Native American tribe, who speak the Yaqui language, a Uto-Aztecan language.

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Zapatista Army of National Liberation

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), often referred to as the Zapatistas (Mexican), is a far-left political and militant group that controlled a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico.

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Zapopan

Zapopan is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

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Zapopan Air Force Base

Zapopan Air Force Base (Base Aérea Militar Zapopan) (B.A.M. 5); officially Base Aérea Militar N° 5 Piloto Aviador Capitán Emilio Carranza Rodríguez (Air Force Base No. 5 Pilot Aviator Captain Emilio Carranza Rodríguez) is a military airport located in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.

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Zumpango

Zumpango is a municipality located to northeastern part of the state of Mexico in Zumpango Region.

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201st Fighter Squadron

The 201st Fighter Squadron (Escuadrón Aéreo de Pelea 201) is a fighter squadron of the Mexican Air Force, part of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force that aided the Allied war effort during World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Air_Force

Also known as Air Force of México, Airforce of mexico, Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, History of the Mexican Air Force, Mexican airforce, Mexico air force.

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