17 April 1961
Air Defense of Cuba
Commands or flies in Cuban air operations defending the Bay of Pigs area.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Bay of Pigs in Cuba. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Commands or flies in Cuban air operations defending the Bay of Pigs area.
Castro directly commands Cuban armed forces responding to the Brigade 2506 landings.
Carreras attacks brigade ships and landing positions in a Cuban combat aircraft.
Rudd flies a Sea Fury against the invasion force.
Prendes flies combat patrols against exile aircraft and shipping.
Castro orders large Cuban forces toward the beachhead while armour and aircraft increase pressure on Brigade 2506.
Flies a Cuban T-33 during air combat against Bay of Pigs invasion aircraft.
Flies a Cuban Sea Fury during air combat against Bay of Pigs invasion aircraft.
Rafael del Pino is separately recorded during air defense of cuba at Bay of Pigs.
Provenance
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