201st Fighter Squadron

The 201st Fighter Squadron "Aztec Eagles" (Spanish: Escuadrón Aéreo de Pelea 201) is a fighter squadron of the Mexican Air Force, and was a part of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force (FAEM) that aided the Allied war effort during World War II. The squadron was known by the nickname Águilas Aztecas or "Aztec Eagles", apparently coined by members of the squadron during training. The squadron was attached to the 58th Fighter Group of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the liberation of the main Philippine island of Luzon in the summer of 1945.

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201st Fighter Squadron

The 201st Fighter Squadron "Aztec Eagles" (Spanish: Escuadrón Aéreo de Pelea 201) is a fighter squadron of the Mexican Air Force, and was a part of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force (FAEM) that aided the Allied war effort during World War II. The squadron was known by the nickname Águilas Aztecas or "Aztec Eagles", apparently coined by members of the squadron during training. The squadron was attached to the 58th Fighter Group of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the liberation of the main Philippine island of Luzon in the summer of 1945.

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