Captain Guillermo Reynaldo Cortez Military Aviation School
Military aviation school in El Salvador
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Captain P.A. Guillermo Reynaldo Cortez Military Aviation School (Spanish: Escuela de Aviación Military "Capitán P.A. Guillermo Reynaldo Cortez") is a military academy and flight school located at the Ilopango International Airport in Ilopango, El Salvador.
(Everything for my Fatherland)
| Captain P.A. Guillermo Reynaldo Cortez Military Aviation School | |
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Escuela de Aviación Militar "Capitán P.A. Guillermo Reynaldo Cortez" | |
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| Coordinates | 13°41′37″N 89°07′17″W |
| Information | |
| Former name | Military Aviation School |
| Type | Military academy, flight school |
| Motto | Todo por mi Patria (Spanish) (Everything for my Fatherland) |
| Established | 1923 (first iteration) 10 December 1983 (current form) |
| Authority | Salvadoran Air Force |
| Language | Spanish |
| Website | www |
History
The Military Aviation School was established in 1923 shortly after the establishment of the Salvadoran Air Fleet.[1] Sub-lieutenants Juan Ramón Munés and Ricardo Aberle graduated as the flight school's first pilots on 12 July 1924.[2] On 10 December 1983, Executive Decree No. 95 reorganized the Military Aviation School as the Captain P.A. Guillermo Reynaldo Cortez Military Aviation School at it resumed operations on 2 March 1985. The flight school is named after Guillermo Reynaldo Cortez, a Salvadoran pilot who was killed in action during the 1969 Football War.[3][1]
Equipment
The Captain P.A. Guillermo Reynaldo Cortez Military Aviation School operates the Bell UH-1H Iroquois, ENAER T-35 Pillán, and Schweizer S300.[4][5]
