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Puerto Rico has been the scene of a number of aviation accidents and incidents. The following is a list of some of the most notable ones: A Douglas DC-2 of the USAAF crashed into a mountain in the city of Coamo on October 1, 1942, during a flight to Isla Grande air-strip, after taking off in Juana Diaz. All 22 occupants perished.
The Puerto Rico Air National Guard (PR ANG) — Spanish: Guardia Nacional Aérea de Puerto Rico — is the aerial militia of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States of America. It is, along with the Puerto Rico Army National Guard and the Puerto Rico State Guard, an element of the Puerto Rico National ...
In 1945, aware of the importance of aviation for the development of the economy of Puerto Rico, the island government had pointed out the need to build a newer international airport capable of handling the growing air traffic of San Juan International Airport, in Isla Grande, that had been operating since 1929; as well as responding to the needs of the future.
The Puerto Rico National Guard claims to be a direct descendant of the original militia that existed on the Island since the time of the Spanish colonization at the beginning of the 16th century. Four years after the militia establishment by Juan Ponce de León. The Puerto Rican Indians, called Tainos, rebelled in 1511.
The Puerto Rico Air National Guard consolidated its operations and moved from the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in May 1956 to a new facility at the Isla Verde Airport located in Carolina, Puerto Rico now known as Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport just 14 km (9 miles) east of San Juan, Puerto Rico. On 10 April 1958, the 156th ...
Rafael Hernández Airport. / 18.49500°N 67.12944°W / 18.49500; -67.12944. Rafael Hernández International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Hernández) ( IATA: BQN, ICAO: TJBQ, FAA LID: BQN) is a joint civil-military airport located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It is named after the Puerto Rican composer Rafael ...
Impact site. On May 2, 2018, a Lockheed WC-130H transport aircraft of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed in the US state of Georgia, shortly after departing from Savannah Air National Guard Base (which is located at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport ). [2] [3] The aircraft crashed on Georgia State Route 21 at 11:26 local time.
Mercedita International is Puerto Rico's largest airport in terms of military personnel volume, the second largest in terms of military freight, [12] and the third largest in terms of scheduled commercial passenger traffic. [13] The airport is certified under part 139 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.