Fernando Soto Henríquez
Fernando Soto Henríquez (born June 24, 1939 in Tegucigalpa , Honduras , † June 25, 2006 ibid) was a Honduran fighter pilot during the football war between Honduras and El Salvador (1969).
Henríquez emerged victorious from several aerial battles with his Chance Vought F4U and scored three kills. The dogfights in the football war were the last to be fought with fan guns. After the war he became a national hero, this title was officially awarded to him on October 13, 2003 by the Honduran National Congress.
literature
- Christopher Shores: Air Aces , Presidio Press, Novato, California 1983, ISBN 0-89141-166-6
swell
- ↑ El Heraldo - "Muere héroe nacional de la guerra del 69" ( Memento of September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) of June 26, 2006 (Spanish), in the Internet Archive
- ↑ Honduras this week - Honduran was hero Fernando Soto dead ( Memento from July 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) from July 24, 2006 (English)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soto Henríquez, Fernando |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Soto, Fernando; Nando (nickname); Sotío (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Honduran fighter pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tegucigalpa , Honduras |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 2006 |
| Place of death | Tegucigalpa , Honduras |