What the records say
- When
- 1929
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 31.33° N, 109.95° W
Placed at the town its description names, Naco.
Bombing of Naco
1929 international incident during Escobar Rebellion
The Bombing of Naco was an international incident which occurred in the border town of Naco, Arizona, during the 1929 Escobar Rebellion. While rebel forces were battling Mexican 'Federales' for control of the neighboring town of Naco, Sonora, the Irish-American mercenary and pilot Patrick Murphy was hired to bombard the government forces with improvised explosives dropped from his biplane.
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