Air Force
From 1956 to 1974, Macau was under the 3rd Aerial Region (3ª Região Aérea) with its headquarters in Lourenço Marques.
A list of some aircraft stationed in Macau prior to 1974:
- 3 Fairey IIID - recon biplane - sent in 1927
- 4 Hawker Osprey floatplanes naval biplane light-bomber (sent before or around 1940)
- Avro 626 biplane trainer
- Grumman G-21B amphibious monoplane
Read more about this topic: Military Of Macau Under Portuguese Rule
Famous quotes related to air force:
“I remember when I was first assigned to jets. I said to the colonel, ‘Colonel, I joined this man’s air force to fly an airplane. But nobody’s gonna hitch me to no Roman candle.’”
—Kurt Neumann (1906–1958)