Greetings fellow HISTARCHs,

This question is for those with a knowledge about things south of the border.

Most people have forgotten that Mexico was a major air power prior to WW I.  
In 1913 Didier Masson used an airplane launched in the hills of Sonora to bomb Federalist gunboats.  Not very succesfull though.

Secondary sources claim that on 30 November 1913, two Americans flying for different factions in the Revolution exchanged pistol shots near Naco in Sonora, Mexico.

In 1915 Pancho Villa had five aircraft at his disposal for observation/stratigic strike use.

What this points to is that prior to the U.S. action in Mexico in 1916, although the exact numbers are hard to piece togather, Mexico had more aircraft than thier neighbors to the north.  

If so, where are the pictures.  Right now, I've been able to locate a 1914 photo of an aircraft at Guaymas.  Secondary sources about Villa's air force state that former box cars were used as support facilities.  So far, that's it.

Do any of you know of sources with photos that might depict enough detail to show how Mexican airfields were laid out?  Right now, with what little evidence I have, they appear to be linear.

Of course, I haven't had any need to use what little Spanish that I learned 20 years ago untill now.  So, that is a bit of a hinderence to me.

Thank you for any assistance that can be provided.
William E. McAlexander Jr.