Andrés García La Calle

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Calle.
Andrés García Calle
BornFebruary 4, 1909
Sestao, Spain
DiedApril 8, 1975 (aged 66)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Allegiance Spanish Republic
Branch Spanish Republican Air Force
Service years1929 - 1939
RankCommander
Unit1ª Escuadrilla de Chatos
Commands1ª Escuadrilla de Moscas
Grupo de asalto 28
ConflictsSpanish Civil War

Andrés García La Calle (February 4, 1909 – April 8, 1975) (sometimes Lacalle, but his real name was Andrés García Calle) was the squadron leader of the 1st Fighter Squadron of the Spanish Republic and later commander of all the fighter units of the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War.

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