Drug-Busting Operations Air-to-Air Victories

Central and Latin America Database

Drug-Busting Operations Air-to-Air Victories
By ACIG Team
Sep 1, 2003, 17:07

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Last Update: 7 July, 2004

Date	Air Force	Aircraft	Weapon	Victim	Mission	Result
25Jan81	Honduran	Ouragon	30mm	Light A/C	Weapons	Shot down
9Mar83	Honduran	Mystere B2	30mm	DC-3	Drugs	Shot down
1987	Honduran	C.101	30mm	C-47	Drugs	Shot down
1992	Honduran			Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
1992	Honduran			Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
4Nov94	Peruvian	AT-27	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
27Jun95	Peruvian	AT-27	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
28Jun95	Peruvian	AT-27	Maneuver	Light A/C	Drugs	Crashed
14Jul95	Peruvian	AT-27	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
21Jul95	Peruvian	AT-27	20mm	Cessna	Drugs	Shot down
7Jul96	Peruvian	AT-27	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
25Mar97	Peruvian	AT-27	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
Mar97	Peruvian	AT-27	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
Aug97	Peruvian	AT-27	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
1998	Colombian	A-37	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
1998	Colombian	A-37	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
1998	Colombian	A-37	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
1998	Colombian	A-37	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
8Feb99	Colombian	A-37	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
Aug99	Colombian	A-37	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
Aug99	Colombian	A-37	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
1Jun00	Colombian	A-37	20mm	Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
18Jul00	Peru	Su-25		Light A/C	Drugs	Shot down
20Apr01	Peru	A-37	7.62mm	Cessna 185	Mis-ID'd	Shot down
?? early 2003	Guatemala	A-37B FAG-436	-	unknown	Drugs	Forced down
14Apr03	Honduras	AT-27	7.62mm	Aerocommander 500	Drugs	Shot down
15Jun03	Columbia	??	-	Unknown (Mexican registr.)	Drugs	Forced down

Credits include various news sources (CNN, AP, ABC) and from email.

Confirmed entries are in GREEN

New entries are in RED

Corrected entries are in YELLOW

Fratricide entries are in LIGHT BLUE

Claims and unconfirmed entries are in WHITE

Damaged and Close Calls entries are in VIOLET

This Fuerza A�rea Guatemalteca (Guatemaltec Air Force) A-37B is one of the aircraft known to have scored one of the most recent kills in the years-long "Anti-Drug War", fought between the regular forces of the USA and a number of Latin American air forces and drug-smugglers in Central America. The aircraft is one of 12 A-37Bs originally supplied to Guatemala, including serials A-400, A-404, A-408, A-412, A-416, A-420, A-424, A-428, A-432, A-436 (reserialled to A-440), A-444, and A-448. Out of these only four remain operational and based at La Aurora AB, while four other are kept in storage. A-408, A-412, A-420, A-440 and A-444 were written off. The insignia on the rear fuselage is that of the FAG A-37B unit, and shows a Dragonfly silhouette together with the Quetzal bird. (artwork by Tom Cooper)