1st Fighter Aviation Group 1º Grupo de Aviação de Caça
Insignia of the 1st Fighter Aviation Group
Active
1943-present
Country
Brazil
Branch
Força Aérea Brasileira
Garrison/HQ
Base Aérea de Santa Cruz
Mascot(s)
Ostrich
Anniversaries
December 18
Engagements
World War II
Battle of the Atlantic
Italian campaign
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
Battle of Bologna
Battle of Garfagnana
Military unit
Hangar at Santa Cruz Air Base.
The 1st Fighter Aviation Group (Portuguese: 1º Grupo de Aviação de Caça, 1st GAvCa) is the first fighter aviation group of the Brazilian Air Force, well known for having participated in the Second World War in the Italian Campaign and in the South Atlantic Campaign, it was created by the first Minister of Aeronautics and first Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho and Major Nero Moura and aeronautical engineer and Major José Vicente Faria Lima.[1][2] It is very well known in popular culture for its battle cry, Senta a Púa! (literal translation: "Send a Bullet!")
^"Senta a Púa! Conheça a história da Força Aérea Brasileira na Segunda Guerra - Força Aérea Brasileira". www.fab.mil.br. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
^Gabriel, Luis. "As Origens". www.sentandoapua.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-24.
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