Retomando el tema que dejamos ayer en el tread de Ecuador con la venia de mis amigos foristas algo de perspectiva en cuanto a los hechos de ese día 27 de noviembre de 1992
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tru4JaC8Cew
27 de noviembre 1992
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B746he48 ... re=related
Entrevista al Coronel Luis Magallanes quien fuera derribado en la Carlota.
Con un abrazo al ministro Luis Reyes
Presidente Chávez recordó gesta rebelde del 27 de noviembre de 1992
"Quiero simbolizar ese saludo y homenaje, de recuerdo, con un abrazo a mi hermano, el comandante Luis Reyes Reyes, uno de los líderes revolucionarios de nuestra fuerza aérea venezolana de la jornada de hace 17 años"
Con un abrazo al ministro Luis Reyes Reyes, uno de los pilotos rebeldes que participaron en el alzamiento militar contra el Gobierno del hoy prófugo Carlos Andrés Pérez, el presidente Hugo Chávez conmemoró los 17 años del 27 de noviembre de 1992.
Desde el Palacio de Miraflores, donde le dio la bienvenida al Presidente del Estado de Palestina, Mahmoud Abbás, el Comandante Chávez aprovechó la ocasión para recordar a los caídos en el segundo intento -luego del 4 de febrero, por sacar del poder al desprestigiado mandatario venezolano en 1992.
F-16s vs. FAVMeanwhile, an event occurred that was not a part of Visconti’s plan: during the assault on El Libertador, early in the morning, two F-16A-pilots of GAdC.16, Capt. Labarca and Lt. Vielma, hijacked two alert Fighting Falcons and took off. Due to there being only very little time for them to get the jets airborne from El Libertador, both pilots were forced to fly without g-suits. Nevertheless, they managed to escape to Baraquisimento AB, where the FAV F-5-fleet was partially stored and partially in the process of being overhauled by Singaporean and Venezuelan technicians, and where also the rest of the T-2D-fleet was based.
As soon as they were able to organize g-suits and fuel for their aircraft, Capt. Labarca and Lt. Vielma scrambled from Baraquisimento. Around 07:00hrs, they appeared high over the Venezuelan capital. After reviewing the situation below, they decided not to intercept any of rebel-flown aircraft, and instead turned towards El Libertador AB, strafing it with 20mm guns.
While the F-16s were busy elsewhere, another group of rebel-flown strikers appeared over Caracas and attacked Army and police positions. They were greeted by fierce fire from multiple small arms and even IAI TCM 10mm flaks, and one of the OV-10Es (“FAV1103”) was shot down. The crew ejected and was immediately captured.
Nearly simultaneously, two Mirage IIIs preceded a number of AT-27 Broncos into an attack against Baraquisimento AB, in an attempt to neutralize all the FAV fighters parked there. Their raid caused a complete surprise and at least five – but possibly up to eight – CF-5As of the GAdC.12 were hit on the ground. Five of them – including serials 6719, 7200, 8707, 8792, and 9215 - were definitely destroyed. Shells calibre 30mm fired by rebel-flown strikers struck also a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 airliner.
Labarca and Vielma were vectored to intercept and seem to have caught rebel-flown strikers in the vicinity of Maracay, then the first OV-10 shot down by Lt. Vielma (using M-61A-1 Vulcan cannon) – flown by Maj. Militic – crashed at El Libertador after pilot ejected safely. The same F-16-pilot subsequently shot down another Bronco as well, killing Lt. Domador.
After cleaning the airspace of opposition, the F-16s landed at Baraquisimento AB to refuel and replenish spent ammunition. Upon a swift turn-around, Capitan Labarca was soon airborne once again and vectored towards Caracas, with order to prevent any additional attacks against loyal troops.
The situation of the rebels in Caracas was meanwhile deteriorating. The Army re-captured the TV-station after a short fire-fight and regained control over most of the other vital points in the city, forcing the rebels to retreat to few locations and prepare for inevitable. By noon, Army columns were already underway towards Palo Negro and other airfields held by Visconti’s and Chavez’s followers.
In a last ditch attempt, the rebels scrambled a new wave of Tucanos and Broncos, armed with 70mm and 127mm unguided rockets, as well as Mk.81 bombs, dispatching them to attack approaching army units, but also the presidential palace in Caracas.
Dogfight over CaracasWhile the final rebel air attacks were underway, Capt. Labarca appeared high over the Venezuelan capital again, and then engaged rebel aircraft in a tremendous air combat.
His F-16 possessed the advantage of speed and firepower, but had particular problems to catch slow moving and highly manoeuvrable Broncos and Tucanos low over the city that lies in a valley between several high hills. Labarca had to manoeuvre carefully not only in order to avoid crashing into the ground or high buildings, but also not to end in front of one of his opponents – then it was clear that these were ready to fire back.
Hist first few attack attempts were not successful, and while passing by Labarca broke the sound barrier, slashing low over most of Caracas. Nevertheless, he finally acquired one AT-27 and shot it down using GE M-61A-1 Vulcan gun from relatively long range: he opened fire from slightly more than 1.000m and cease firing when only 400m from his target.
Shortly after, Labarca obviously clashed with one of the rebel-flown Mirages, as Juan Sosa – who was in Caracas on this fateful day - recalled:
- From what I saw, they did not shot while over the city as this would surely mean dead civilians – either hit by the weapons, or on the crash site of downed aircraft. Sometimes around noon, I actually saw an F-16 chasing a Mirage. Both were coming from the east and passed right over my building heading west.
- I pressed my face up against the window trying to follow the fight…a fraction of a second after losing the sight of them I felt it: they were flying supersonic, and the shock-wave caused the glass to hit me hard in the forehead…Fortunately, the window did not break.
The outcome of this air combat remains unknown, but the Mirage apparently escaped by flying low, then no kills against this type were claimed by either of two loyal FAV F-16-pilots. Besides, Labarca was meanwhile short on fuel and had to return to Baraquisimento AB.
With their dangerous opponent away, surviving Tucanos and Broncos continued their attacks, but by now the army troops on the ground were not only bolstered by F-16-success, but also better prepared to fire back. Another OV-10E was hit, this time by 12.7mm machine guns: the plane left for Palo Negro, flying on only one engine and leaving a thick trace of smoke behind. Reaching the airfield, but still some 300m short of the runway, the remaining engine quit as well and the crew ejected.
Meanwhile, the fighting in Caracas continued, and another Bronco was shot down – this time by a RBS-70 SAM, as Juan recalled:
- I saw this one going down. It was diving for a rocket attack and all of a sudden smoke started to come out of it. The gear dropped, then the plane levelled out while crossing the city and catching fire… Then I lost it behind some trees. A friend of mine has a house that overlooks the “Francisco de Miranda” – or La Carlota – Air Base, and he filmed the OV-10 going down between the runway and the taxiway. The pilot, Maj. Luis Miguel Magalanes, ejected safely and was apparently captured by loyal troops.
A Costly FailureAround 13:00hrs, surviving rebel aircraft left the air space over Caracas. Now, the time was on the side of loyal troops. Around ten minutes later, the two F-16As flown by Labarca and Vielma returned to attack La Carlota AB; two hours later, another such attack was flown against the airfields in Mariscal Sucre and Palo Negro. Obviously, the two F-16As were sufficient to establish air superiority for loyal troops.
Without ability to support their comrades on the ground, facing stiff resistance and feeling abandoned by the population, the rebels were in no position to continue the fight. Once their leaders realized their situation, Visconti and 92 other officers and soldiers left Palo Negro aboard the C-130H “FAV2715”, escaping to Peru. Two Mirage-pilots – one of them possibly the flier that narrowly escaped the encounter with Labarca’s F-16 – flew their mounts to Dutch island of Amba, while a Bronco was used for defection to Curacao. Several FAV SA.330 Super Puma helicopters were used by their crews for similar flights, only to be found in different fields around the country in the following days.
This coup was therefore a costly failure, leaving the FAV in mess and without many precious aircraft, as well as qualified crews. Not only this: over 1.000 officers and lower ranks that remained back were subsequently arrested and the mutiny completely neutralized.
Shortly after, Labarca obviously clashed with one of the rebel-flown Mirages, as Juan Sosa – who was in Caracas on this fateful day - recalled:
- From what I saw, they did not shot while over the city as this would surely mean dead civilians – either hit by the weapons, or on the crash site of downed aircraft. Sometimes around noon, I actually saw an F-16 chasing a Mirage. Both were coming from the east and passed right over my building heading west.
esta podría ser la clave del misterio pero me quedan muchas dudas.
- I pressed my face up against the window trying to follow the fight…a fraction of a second after losing the sight of them I felt it: they were flying supersonic, and the shock-wave caused the glass to hit me hard in the forehead…Fortunately, the window did not break.
a este comentario me refiero, los de edad suficiente para recordar este hecho cuando rompieron la barrera del sonido sobre Caracas.
los hechos lo reconozco son confusos.
No podemos negar que desde ese tiempo, siguiendo el heroico ejemplo que nuestro Pueblo diera el 27 de febrero de 1989, comenzamos a derrumbar los falsos templos que la injusticia y la corrupción habían erigido en el suelo sagrado de nuestra Patria. Recordemos las palabras del poeta Vicente Huidobro: Hice un gran ruido y este ruido formó el océano y las olas del océano. Este ruido irá siempre pegado a las olas del mar y las olas del mar irán siempre pegadas a él, como los sellos en las tarjetas postales. Graznido de Águila embravecida, puñal afilado que recobró la esperanza de todos los venezolanos y venezolanas, fue aquel gran ruido del 27 de noviembre que provocó el F-16, piloteado por el comandante Luis Reyes Reyes, desatando las olas de nuestra revolución, Revolución que no desmayará nunca en una playa. Ese ruido que para nosotros se tornó en grito de guerra nos acompaña ahora en la trepidante construcción de la Patria soñada por nosotros.
http://www.mij.gov.ve/index.php?option= ... -de-chavez
sigo mas tarde salgo pitando.
saludos
