Escobar Rebellion
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The Escobar Rebellion was a conflict in northern Mexico in 1929 during the Maximato, between the government forces of President Emilio Portes Gil and rebel forces under the command of General José Gon
Federal soldiers positioned in a trench during the siege of Naco.
General José Gonzalo Escobar, as he appeared in a 1929 newspaper
Major Rayma L. Andrews (far right), a Mexican colonel and two pilots wearing goggles during the siege of Naco, Sonora, on April 4, 1929. Both of the pilots were shot down and killed on the following day.
Major Andrews stands with a 25-pound fragmentation bomb and a 100-pound demolition bomb.
Bombing of Naco
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The Bombing of Naco was an international incident which occurred in the border town of Naco, Arizona, during the 1929 Escobar Rebellion. While rebel forces were battling Mexican 'Federales' for contro
Escobar Rebellion
…Irish pilot Patrick Murphy scored two direct hits on federal trenches, killing at least two soldiers, according to a newspaper. Murphy also managed to drop several bombs on the American side of the border, causing a significant amount of damage and a few injuries, as well as making history by committing the first ever aerial bombardment of United States territory. Murphy was eventually shot down by federal ground fire, but he somehow escaped into Arizona. In all, over 100 bombs were dropped by rebel pilots during…
A Dodge touring car destroyed by Patrick Murphy in the bombing of Naco.