Roberto Fierro Villalobos Essay

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Alex Ramirez
ASEN 3046-001
Midterm Paper
Due April 6th, 2018

The History and Contributions of
Roberto Fierro Villalobos

Since my parents are from Mexico and I am Hispanic, I decided to write about a pilot of Mexican descent; indeed, Roberto Fierro Villalobos was an influential pilot who fought in multiple Mexican revolutions, became governor, and even has an airport named in his honor. Not only was he a combat pilot during the 1920’s fighting the rebels, he also set aviation records during his lifetime. Roberto Fierro Villalobos had a significant impact on the multiple battles he fought during his service in the military; indeed, his background influenced his courage during battle and that same courage led him to set records for aviation …show more content…

Since his contributions stemmed from his military career he was a war hero; Villalobos’s air strikes during the battle of La Piedad de Cabadas had a significant impact on the battle without his contribution the outcome may have been different. The notorious bombardment was on a bridge which halted the advancement of the enemy, protecting a crucial plaza from falling into enemy hands allowed the Delahuertistas to capitalize on the terrain turning the point of the battle. Roberto Villalobos used a tactic called Air Interdiction in that battle and used the tactic when fighting another rebel force in Las Juntas, Jalisco. This attack style allowed the government troops to triumph over the rebels. Roberto was one of the most fervent and determined defenders who used a developmental stage air power for national …show more content…

However, challenges come in many forms and most of his challenges appeared during his record-setting era, simply put there was a lot of challenges that halted him from flying. When setting his record on his flight from Mexicali to Mexico City his flight had many challenges, according to historynet.com the start of his flight was a rough one as he forgot to switch from the reserve fuel to the main fuel supply he quickly resolved the issue with relief knowing the ocean wouldn’t swallow him up, later in the flight the weather was not looking good and turbulent winds veered him off path, however despite the conditions he flew in he made his landing almost 15 hours from takeoff. Another challenge during his record on his flight from Mexico City to Cuba was a challenge from the whole country; it seemed as if every time Roberto would set a departure date he would have to delay it because of the weather so the public grew impatient and many called him an embarrassment to the military and he became a laughing stock of the country. The mental toll of being ridiculed by your own country must’ve been a challenge to

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