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Bay of Pigs Invasion

Brigade 2506 Started Transferring To Puerto Cabezas

Sunday Apr 9, 1961
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua

On 9 April 1961, Brigade 2506 personnel, ships, and aircraft started transferring from Guatemala to Puerto Cabezas. Curtiss C-46s were also used for transport between Retalhuleu and a CIA base (code-named JMTide, aka Happy Valley) at Puerto Cabezas.


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