BRAZIL
Brazilian Constitutionalist Revolution 1932
NAME VICTORIES AIRFORCE Rodriguez, Lysios Augusto 1 Aviacao Constitucionalistas Pereira, Abilino 1 Aviacao Constitucionalistas
Air-to-Air Victories
| Date | Unit | Aircraft | Pilot | Victim | e/a Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08.08.1932 | Aviacao Constitucionalistas | Potez 25 TOE (A-212, c/n 1819) |
L. A. Rodriguez A. Pereira (*) |
Potez 25 TOE (A-177, c/n 1832) |
Grupo Misto de Aviacao Paulista |
This is a reconstruction of one of two Potez 25 TOEs operated by the Paulistas. The aircraft became known as the ‘Nosso Potez’ (‘Our Potez’) and shot down Federal Potez A-117 before crashing on 21 or 23 September. Its number plate A-212 was hidden under the Paulista white band.
(Artwork by Luca Canossa)
Six Potez 25 TOEs were deployed by the Federals as bombers. This one, registered as A-117, was the only one shot down in air combat during the Paulista War, and was also the first aircraft ever shot down in air combat in all of Latin America.
(Artwork by Luca Canossa)
Sources & Literature
- de Gabiola, Javier Garcia: Paulista War, Volume 1: The Last Civil War in Brazil, 1932, Latin America@War Book 18, Helion & Company, 2020. ISBN 978-1-915113-40-5
- de Gabiola, Javier Garcia: Paulista War, Volume 2: The Last Civil War in Brazil, 1932, Latin America@War Book 24, Helion & Company, 2021. ISBN 978-1-915113-43-6
- Flores, Jackson, Jr.: The Brazilian Air War, in Air Enthusiast No. 35, Jan-Apr 1988.
- Hagedorn, Dan: Latin American Air Wars 1912-1969, Hikoki Publications / Specialty Press, 1st edition, November 30, 2006. ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-1902109442
- Hagedorn, Dan: Letecké války a letadla v Latinské Americe 1921-1969, Naše vojsko, Praha 2011. ISBN: 978-80-206-1233-5
- History of the Brazilian Air Force, http://www.mat.ufrgs.br/~rudnei/fab/eng/histrevo.html.
- Magnus, Allan: Air Aces Home Page, http://users.accesscomm.ca/magnusfamily/airaces1.htm.
