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Miguel Moreno Arreola : ウィキペディア英語版 | Miguel Moreno Arreola
Miguel Moreno Arreola (1921–2005) was a Mexican military pilot. He was born in Durango, Mexico on January 5, 1921 and died in Mexico City on December 1, 2005 following a motor-vehicle accident. He distinguished himself during World War II, flying combat missions with the 201 Squadron based in the Philippines taking missions to Japan. ==Career== While still very young, Arreola was inspired to become a pilot after personally becoming acquainted with the famous pilot Francisco Sarabia. He entered the Military Aviation School in Monterrey, graduating as an officer in June 1944. Being recognized as an outstanding pilot, he joined 201 Squadron almost immediately and continued his training in the United States in P-47 Thunderbolt combat aircraft. Moreno was transferred to the Philippines in March 1945 with the 201 Squadron. Moreno was assigned to a P-47 squadron and flew 25 combat missions over Luzon and far-reaching missions to Formosa. It was Miguel Moreno, who chose the design of Disney's ''Pancho Pistolas'' as mascot of the squadron, he also designed the monument in Manila to celebrate the lives of their comrades killed in the Philippines. On November 18, 1945 at a rally in the Plaza de la Constitución in Mexico City, Captain Moreno presented the Battle Flag of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force to President Manuel Avila Camacho. After the war, Miguel Moreno Arreola began a 35-year career in the commercial aviation industry. In 1981 he retired as Captain making his final flight in a DC-10 aircraft of ''Aeronaves de Mexico'' (now ''Aeroméxico'') with a total of 22,920 flight hours. He then served for many years as an executive member of the Association of Veterans of World War II. Captain Miguel Moreno Arreola also made several presentations to citizen groups and educational institutions on the Squadron 201 performance.
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