BOLIVIA
Gran Chaco War
NAME VICTORIES AIRFORCE COMMENTS Pabon Cuevas, Rafael 3 Cuerpo de Aviacion Boliviano Calvo, Mario 1 Cuerpo de Aviacion Boliviano observer/gunner Rivera, Luis Ernst 1 Cuerpo de Aviacion Boliviano Alarcon, Alberto 1 Cuerpo de Aviacion Boliviano shared vict. Beltran, Emelio 1 Cuerpo de Aviacion Boliviano shared vict.
Air-to-Air Victories
| Date | Unit | Aircraft | Pilot | Victim | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.12.1932 | CAB | Vickers Scout type 143 (No.96) | R. Pabon Cuevas | Potez 25A2 | FAP |
| 12.06.1933 | CAB | Vickers Scout type 143 | L. Ernst Rivera | Fiat CR.20bis | FAP |
| 11.12.1934 | CAB CAB |
Curtiss Hawk II Curtiss Hawk II |
A. Alarcon E. Beltran |
Potez 25 | FAP |
| 18.06.1934 | CAB | R. Pabon Cuevas | Fiat | FAP | |
| 12.08.1934 | CAB | Curtiss Osprey C14R (No.78) | R. Pabon Cuevas M. Calvo (*) |
Potez 25 TOE | FAP |
Vickers Scout type 143, Fuerza Aérea Boliviana.
Curtiss Hawk II, Fuerza Aérea Boliviana.
Curtiss-Wright C14R Osprey, Fuerza Aérea Boliviana.
Potez 25TOE, Arma Aérea.
Fiat CR.20bis, 11 Escuadrón de Caza, Arma Aérea.
Sources & Literature
- Researcher Richard K. Cotton.
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- Sapienza, Antonio Luis: Aircraft of the Chaco War, Part II - Bolivia, in Small Air Forces Observer, Vol 16 No.4 (No.64), October 1992.
- Sapienza, Antonio Luis: Une guerre oubliée: les combats aériens sur le Chaco, Premiére partie, in Avions, No. 118, Janvier 2003.
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