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History for Brig. Gen. Hector G. D'Armas DuGarte


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Brig. Gen. Hector G. D'Armas DuGarte ("Vibora") - Active

1350 Flying Hours in the F-16 (as of 30 Mar 2004)
Current (or last) assignment: ?, FAV

Aug 2000 - Jun 2002: Commanding officer of the FAV Grupo Aéreo de Caza Nº 16

Ejected from FAV F-16 Tail Number 6611 on September 27, 2001 over Barcelona Airport, Venezuela, due to catastrophic birdstrike (turkey vulture). Broken right leg femur bone in three places. Totally recovered to date. Former Commandant of the Venezuelan Air Force Academy.

2004: Current post: Director of Operations, FAV General Staff.




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