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Fuerza Aerea del Peru - History

In January 1911, Juan Bielovucic flew the first plane in Peru. In Paris, Peruvians Jorge Chavez and Juan Bielovucic competed and won contests of the nascent aviation and shared experiences with the pioneering giants of global aeronautics. After the death of Jorge Chavez in 1910, in Europe; here in Peru, an intense activity in favor of national aeronautics in the commercial and military aspect. In the military field- nationals and foreigners consider the advancement of this aeronautical technology as a new weapon, indispensable element in the defense of Peru.

Thus, on January 28, 1919, the government created Army Military Aviation Service, by supreme decree signed by the President Republic, José Pardo. In addition, the head of state, manages before the French government, the sending of a military mission to organize the first School of Aviation Military Aviation in Peru. Similarly, on December 9 of that year, the Navy Hydrokination Service February 8, 1920, the Ancon Seaplane School as a unit of the Navy Peruvian.

On July 23, 1922, the army's new aviation school was opened as "Jorge Chávez" in Las Palmas. On May 20, 1929, the Peruvian Aviation Corps was created, i.e. a third institute was born Armed. Until then, the Political Constitution Peru (1920) noted that the armed forces were made up of the Army and Navy. Between 1919 and 1929, according to the Political Constitution of 1920, the Peruvian Armed Forces were constituted only by the Army and Navy. On May 20, 1929, the Peruvian Aviation Corps was created as the third armed service.

On August 17, 1931, the General Staff of Aviation, the current EMGRA. In 1936, the Peruvian Aviation Corps changed appellation by the Aeronautical Corps of the Peru. On April 5, 1941, the General Aeronautics Inspection of the CAP, the current INSPE, was created. On February 22, 1933 the AVIATION CORPS OF PERU had its baptism of fire during Peru's Armed Conflict with the Republic of Colombia, fighting German mercenaries. In 1941, CAP, already as THE AERONUTICO BODY OF PERU, acted directly in the Armed Conflict with the Republic of Ecuador, between July 5 and October 2, 1941 and that epic of 1941, delivered their lives in defense of the Fatherland, Lieutenants CAP, Renán Elías Olivera and José Quiñones Gonzáles as well as the 2nd Master NCO. CAP Manuel Polo Jiménez, superhumously promoted to the upper immediate degree.

Finally, in 1950, it changed to the name today: Peruvian Air Force. By Law No. 16126 of May 10, 1966, Captain José A. Quiñones Gonzáles was declared a national hero, immolated in Quebrada Seca and it was determined that July 23 will be the "The Day of Military Aviation".

The Air Force of Peru in 1981, in the Armed Conflict with the Republic of Ecuador, on the eastern flank of the Cordillera del Condor, called "Falso Paquisha" evicted the invader with his planes and helicopters, forcing him to leave our invaded territory to the environment of the Comaina River, giving mainly the FAP, victory to Peru. In 1995, during the Armed Conflict with that same Republic, in the area called the "Upper Cenepa", the FAP evicting the invader with its aircraft, nine of its members lost their lives in defense of the homeland, which is why the Nation promoted them to the highest immediate degree.

Consequently, celebrating May 20, 1929 as "The Day of the Creation of the Peruvian Air Force", does not interfere, with the celebration of July 23, the "The Day of Military Aviation", recalling the immolation on July 23, 1941 in the War with Ecuador, of Captain FAP José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles, to which , by Law No. 16126 of May 10, 1966, he was declared a National Hero and 41 years later by congressional law No. 29160 of December 19, 2007 is called: Captain FAP José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles, Grand General of the Air of Peru.

Peru's Air Force, like almost all in the world, originated from the weapons that preceded them; then consolidates as new military weapon and there are reorganizations that have led to what it is today: A weapon decisive for victory, a military institution in the service of defence and in support of development national of the homeland.