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CATAM
Air Command for Military Transportation (English for ''Comando Aéreo de Transporte Militar'', CATAM) is major military airfield for the use of the Colombian Air Force. Is located in the outskirts of Bogotá within the vicinity of El Dorado International Airport. CATAM military airport On 3 September 1932, the Military Transport Service was launched in Colombia, when a Junkers F-13 carried for the first time, to the south of country, Colonel Luis Acevedo and his party. Acevedo served as general director of aviation in the country. Although the military air transport infrastructure had not been formed yet, that mission was accomplished during the conflict with Peru in a rudimentary but effective way, with aircraft like the Junkers W-34, Ju-52 and BT-32 Condor. Twelve years later, with Decree No. 2321, consolidated service "Transport Squadron 101", Air Base in Madrid, Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca, operationally dependent on the Air Force Command. The Squadron was equip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Air Force
, "We are the Force" , colours = , colours_label = , march = Colombian Air Force Hymn , mascot = Capitan Paz , anniversaries = 8 November , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles = * Colombia–Peru War * Colombian armed conflict , decorations = , battle_honours = , battle_honours_label = , flying_hours = , website = , commander1 = Major General Ramsés Rueda Rueda , commander1_label = Commander of the Air Force , commander2 = Major General Jorge Tadeo Borbon , commander2_label = Deputy Commander and Air Force Chief of Staff , commander3 = Major General Rodrigo Valencia Guevara , commander3_label = Inspector General , notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
