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Posted by Roger Martin (195.147.228.219) 
on January 30, 2001 at 14:50:08:

In Reply to: Guatemalan Mustangs for Indonesia ? 
posted by Mario Overall 
on January 27, 2001 at 23:19:31:

: HI

: During a recent surfing I discovered this Indonesian 
: Air Force's website, on which you can read
: textually:

: "...The PRRI/Permesta separatists in Padang and Manado (1958) 
: forced a set back for AURI. Its limited fleet flew back and
: forth long distance between Manado
: (where Permesta took place) and Padang (PRRI). 
: Meanwhile the US embargoed Indonesia's order of new military 
: aircrafts. There was an effort to purchase 12
: P-51 Mustang from Guatemala via an agent, assisted by India. 
: Unfortunately the US found out about the deal right when the 
: delivery was ready to take place and
: the AURI already had paid..."

: Does anybody know more about this ??? It seems to me that the 
: Guatemalan Air Force's "Golden Age" hadn't ended by 1958, and the 
: Mustang still was pretty much the 'Veddette'
: and main workhorse for the service, and was partially phased 
: off until the arrival of the T-33s in the mid 60s.

: Hope to hear any comments...

: Mario Overall
: LAAHS Guatemala

: P.D.: Can somebody pass the word about this to Dan Hagedorn ???