The A-26 and close relative B-26 cemented Alabama as a pivotal player in the failed invasion in 1961. At the time of the Bay of Pigs, Alabama’s Air National Guard were the only ones who flew B-26’s, ...

On April 17, 1961, some 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion within three days. The ...

The looming end of the Castro era in Cuba coincides this week with the 57th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion – a ... of the “defector’s” redecorated plane. On the pictures, the plane’s metal ...

On April 17, 1961, some 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the Bay of Pigs invasion ... the Kennedy administration to push Castro from power. Since 1959, officials at the U.S. State ...

The course has students creating individual podcasts for their final project by using modern storytelling to delve into the events and legacy of the Bay of Pigs invasion. Student Gabriella Ullivarri’s ...

(WIAT) — A bit of history flew into Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport on Monday afternoon. A rare Douglas A-26 Invader landed at the airport ahead of Tuesday’s commemoration of the Bay of ...

During ‘Operation Zapata’, also known as the Bay of Pigs invasion, Brigade 2506 landed on the southwestern coast of Cuba to begin military operations against Dictator Castro. Brigade 2506 was ...

On the 63rd anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, four Alabama airmen who ... "It means a lot for us to be here with you. There's a lot of vets right here that were in the Bay of Pigs.

A soldier of the Cuban Armed Forces stands next to US-built armaments captured after some 1,500 anti-Castro allies came ashore at Playa Giron beach during the Bay of Pigs invasion on the south coast .

On April 17, 1961, over 1,000 Cuban exiles launched an invasion into Cuba in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro's government. This became known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. View the videos below ...

THIS WEEK MARKS 64 YEARS SINCE THE BAY OF PIGS INVASION IN CUBA ... to provide air cover for the invasion force before beginning their aerial attacks on Cuba.The invasion was a spectacular failure, ...