211th Squadron - Revision history

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Formally, the unit was the 211th Squadron, 2nd Group, Congolese Air Force. <ref>http://www.t28trojanfoundation.com/congo.html</ref> <ref group="footnotes">Hagedorn & Hellstrom have a footnote in their book that this unit is either called 22nd Squadron or 22nd Wing and they are very vague about it. Since the T-28 Foundation's claim is much more specific, ~~inluding~~ which group the squadron belonged to, we are going to assume that the T-28 Foundation information is correct at this time.</ref> However, unofficially none of the people in the squadron called themselves that. They instead said they were "El Grupo Voluntario Cubano" or the Cuban Volunteer Group.<ref name="Hagedorn"/> By June 1964 the Squadron had approximately 25 pilots, mostly Cubans. <ref name="Hagedorn">Hagedorn, Dan and Hellstrom, Leif, (Midland Publishing, 1994), ''Foreign Invaders- The Douglas Invader in foreign military and US clandestine service.'' ISBN 1-85780-013-3. Pg. 149-155</ref><br>		Formally, the unit was the 211th Squadron, 2nd Group, Congolese Air Force. <ref>http://www.t28trojanfoundation.com/congo.html</ref>
			<ref group="footnotes">Hagedorn & Hellstrom have a footnote in their book that this unit is either called 22nd Squadron or 22nd Wing and they are very vague about it. Since the T-28 Foundation's claim is much more specific, including which group the squadron belonged to, we are going to assume that the T-28 Foundation information is correct at this time.</ref>
			However, unofficially none of the people in the squadron called themselves that. They instead said they were "El Grupo Voluntario Cubano" or the Cuban Volunteer Group.<ref name="Hagedorn"/> By June 1964 the Squadron had approximately 25 pilots, mostly Cubans. <ref name="Hagedorn">Hagedorn, Dan and Hellstrom, Leif, (Midland Publishing, 1994), ''Foreign Invaders- The Douglas Invader in foreign military and US clandestine service.'' ISBN 1-85780-013-3. Pg. 149-155</ref><br>
	[[File:Rum Dum and crew.jpg\|200px]] [[File:64-17646 and crew.jpg\|200px]] [[File:Jose Castrsana and TITI Peron at Albertville.jpg\|200px]] [[File:Masaki Crew.jpg\|200px]] [[File:Makasi Crew 2.jpg\|200px]] [[File:Gustavo Ponzoa and Joaquin Valera in the Congo with 64-17646.jpg\|200px]] [[File:Makasi Crew 3.jpg\|200px]]		[[File:Rum Dum and crew.jpg\|200px]] [[File:64-17646 and crew.jpg\|200px]] [[File:Jose Castrsana and TITI Peron at Albertville.jpg\|200px]] [[File:Masaki Crew.jpg\|200px]] [[File:Makasi Crew 2.jpg\|200px]] [[File:Gustavo Ponzoa and Joaquin Valera in the Congo with 64-17646.jpg\|200px]] [[File:Makasi Crew 3.jpg\|200px]]

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	Stanleyville, Leopoldville		Stanleyville, Leopoldville
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	\|'''Aircraft:''' C-46, T-28, B-26		\|'''Aircraft:''' C-46, T-28, B-26
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	\|style="text-align: center;" \|'''COMMANDERS'''		\|style="text-align: center; background-color: #B0C4DE" \|'''COMMANDERS'''
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	\|'''Group CO:''' Joaquin "Pupy" Varela		\|'''Group CO:''' Joaquin "Pupy" Varela
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	\|style="text-align: center;"\|'''MAIN BASES'''		\|style="text-align: center; background-color: #B0C4DE"\|'''MAIN BASES'''
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	\|'''Air fields:''' Albertville<br/>		\|'''Air fields:''' Albertville<br/>

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	!colspan="4"\|211th Squadron		!colspan="4", style="background-color: #B0C4DE"\|211th Squadron
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	Emboldened by his victory in Cuba, Fidel Castro looked to extend his influence and spread his political ideologies to other parts of the world. To that end, Castro supplied arms and equipment to Che Guevera, a revolutionary leading a pro-communist faction.		Emboldened by his victory in Cuba, Fidel Castro looked to extend his influence and spread his political ideologies to other parts of the world. To that end, Castro supplied arms and equipment to Che Guevera, a revolutionary leading a pro-communist faction.

	In response fo Cuban aid, the CIA moved their "instant air force" to Cuba and formed the 211th Squadron. They started with poorly armed T-6s, and then upgraded to T-~~33s~~. The 211th Squadron was supplemented with 5 [[B-26K]]s.		In response fo Cuban aid, the CIA moved their "instant air force" to Cuba and formed the 211th Squadron. They started with poorly armed T-6s, and then upgraded to T-28s. The 211th Squadron was supplemented with 5 [[B-26K]]s.

	To crew and fly the planes. Initially, the Cubans were told that if they helped the US defeat the Congolese revolutionaries, tje US would help them with Castro. However, as part of the political deal struck between the US and Russia following the Bay of Pigs, both countries agreed to be hands off in Cuba. President Kennedy's hands were tied and he could not fulfill the promise to help the Cuban exils retake their country.		To crew and fly the planes. Initially, the Cubans were told that if they helped the US defeat the Congolese revolutionaries, tje US would help them with Castro. However, as part of the political deal struck between the US and Russia following the Bay of Pigs, both countries agreed to be hands off in Cuba. President Kennedy's hands were tied and he could not fulfill the promise to help the Cuban exils retake their country.

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	Emboldened by his victory in Cuba, Fidel Castro looked to extend his influence and spread his political ideologies to other parts of the world. To that end, Castro supplied arms and equipment to Che Guevera, a revolutionary leading a pro-communist faction.		Emboldened by his victory in Cuba, Fidel Castro looked to extend his influence and spread his political ideologies to other parts of the world. To that end, Castro supplied arms and equipment to Che Guevera, a revolutionary leading a pro-communist faction.

	In response fo Cuban aid, the CIA moved their "instant air force" to Cuba and formed the 211th Squadron. They started with poorly armed T-6s, and then upgraded to T-33s. The 211th Squadron was supplemented with 5 [[B-~~26k~~]]s.		In response fo Cuban aid, the CIA moved their "instant air force" to Cuba and formed the 211th Squadron. They started with poorly armed T-6s, and then upgraded to T-33s. The 211th Squadron was supplemented with 5 [[B-26K]]s.

	To crew and fly the planes. Initially, the Cubans were told that if they helped the US defeat the Congolese revolutionaries, tje US would help them with Castro. However, as part of the political deal struck between the US and Russia following the Bay of Pigs, both countries agreed to be hands off in Cuba. President Kennedy's hands were tied and he could not fulfill the promise to help the Cuban exils retake their country.		To crew and fly the planes. Initially, the Cubans were told that if they helped the US defeat the Congolese revolutionaries, tje US would help them with Castro. However, as part of the political deal struck between the US and Russia following the Bay of Pigs, both countries agreed to be hands off in Cuba. President Kennedy's hands were tied and he could not fulfill the promise to help the Cuban exils retake their country.

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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 The Makasi Squadron was a composite squadron that operated out of the Congo as part of Operation Anstalt Wigmo.
 ==Overview==
 Formally, the unit was the 211th Squadron, 2nd Group, Congolese Air Force. <ref>http://www.t28trojanfoundation.com/congo.html</ref> <ref group="footnotes">Hagedorn & Hellstrom have a footnote in their book that this unit is either called 22nd Squadron or 22nd Wing and they are very vague about it. Since the T-28 Foundation's claim is much more specific, inluding which group the squadron belonged to, we are going to assume that the T-28 Foundation information is correct at this time.</ref> However, unofficially none of the people in the squadron called themselves that. They instead said they were "El Grupo Voluntario Cubano" or the Cuban Volunteer Group.<ref name="Hagedorn"/>  By June 1964 the Squadron had approximately 25 pilots, mostly Cubans. <ref name="Hagedorn">Hagedorn, Dan and Hellstrom, Leif, (Midland Publishing, 1994),  ''Foreign Invaders- The Douglas Invader in foreign military and US clandestine service.'' ISBN 1-85780-013-3. Pg. 149-155</ref><br>