HONDURAS
El Salvador vs Honduras - The "Soccer" War 1969
NAME VICTORIES AIRFORCE COMMENTS Soto, Fernando "Sotillo" 3 Fuerza Aerea Hondureńa Mendoza, R. 1 Fuerza Aerea Hondureńa Rivera, Marco Tulio 1 Fuerza Aerea Hondureńa unknown (pilot of T-28D) 1 Fuerza Aerea Hondureńa forced down unknown (pilot of T-28D) 1 Fuerza Aerea Hondureńa forced down
Air-to-Air Victories
| Date | Aircraft | Pilot | Weapon | Victim | Airforce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15Jul69 | T-28D Trajan | R.Mendoza | 12.7mm | FG-1D Corsair | FAS |
| 15Jul69 | F4U Corsair (FAH-615) | Rivera,M.T. | 20mm | C-47 (FAS-101) | FAS |
| 15Jul69 | T-28D Trajan | Piper PA-28 (*) | FAS | ||
| 15Jul69 | T-28D Trajan | Piper PA-28 (*) | FAS | ||
| 17Jul69 | F-4U-5 Corsair (FAH 609) | F.Soto | 20mm | F-51D Mustang | FAS |
| 17Jul69 | F-4U-5 Corsair (FAH 609) | F.Soto | 20mm | FG-1D Corsair | FAS |
| 17Jul69 | F-4U-5 Corsair (FAH 609) | F.Soto | 20mm | FG-1D Corsair | FAS |
Comments:
FAH - Fuerza Aerea Hondureńa, Honduras Air Force.
FAS - Fuerza Aerea Salvadoreńa, El Salvadore Air Force.
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| F-4U-5 (FAH 615), Pilot Maj. Marco Tulio Rivera, Fuerza Aerea Hondureńa. |
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| F-4U-5 (FAH 609), Pilot Maj. Fernando "Sotillo" Soto, Fuerza Aerea Hondureńa. |
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| FAH T-28D 216, Fuerza Aerea Hondureńa. |
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| Maj. Soto's F-4U-5 Corsair. Note the three kill markings: two of these were for Salvadorian Corsairs. |
Sources & Literature
- ACIG: Central & South American Air-to-Air Victories, http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_166.shtml.
- Overall, Mario E.: 100 godzin wojny, konflikt znamy jako wojna futbalowa, part one, in Lotnictwo, No. 7, 2004.
- Overall, Mario E.: 100 godzin wojny, konflikt znamy jako wojna futbalowa, part two, in Lotnictwo, No. 8, 2004.
- Overall, Mario E.: El Salvador vs Honduras; The "Soccer" War, 1969, http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_156.shtml.
- Polák, Tomáš: Fotbalová válka - poslední válka mezi pístovými motory, in Aero Plastic Kits Revue, No. 15, 1993.
- Pejčoch, Ivo: Fotbalová válka, in Historie a plastikové modelářství, No. 1, 2002.
- Shores, Christopher: Air Aces, Presidio Press, Novato, California 1983.
