Colombia–Peru War
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The Colombia–Peru War, also called the Leticia War, was a short-lived armed conflict between Colombia and Peru over territory in the Amazon rainforest that lasted from September 1, 1932, to May 24, 19
Colombian Army on manoeuvres during the conflict.
Peruvian protests in 1932 against ratification of the Salomón-Lozano Treaty
The flag of Peru flies over the port of Leticia after the takeover
Colombian soldiers during the conflict.
Colombian Aerospace Force
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The Colombian Aerospace Force is the air force of Colombia. The Colombian Aerospace Force is one of the three institutions of the Military Forces of Colombia charged, according to the 1991 Constitutio
Colombia–Peru War
…Mutter, Hans Himpe, Heinz Kutscha and other German aviators of SCADTA, which later became Avianca, fitted their commercial planes for war as a temporary Colombian Air Force. At the end of December 1932, the flotilla of ships acquired by Colombia arrived in the Amazon, but President Enrique Olaya Herrera did not authorize…
The Hawk II F11C-origin, helped in fighting Guepí in Peruvian garrison, which lasted eight hours
The AT-6 Texan served during World War II, defending the country's Caribbean coast
Thunderbolt F-47D of the Colombian Air Force in 1946
Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base