Air Force Day in Nicaragua
Air Force Day in Nicaragua is held on February 1. This event in the first decade of the month February is annual. Help us
The Nicaraguan Air Force is the air defense branch of the armed forces of Nicaragua. Before 1979 the Nicaraguan National Guard had some air units (Fuerza Aérea de la Guardia Nacional). In 1996 the Nicaraguan air force changed its name from Fuerza Aérea Sandinista to the Fuerza Aérea Nicaragüense (FAN). There are currently no fighter jets in service with the Nicaraguan Air Force.
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