Antonio Parodi
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Parodi

1890-1978
Army Aviation
Pioneer

1910 Graduated from the National Military College in the infantry branch.
1914 Took the Army Aviation training course, became member N.68 of the Argentinian Air Club.
1916 Wins the 100-year independence anniversary race, establishing a new record for nocturnal flying. Becomes flight instructor in the Army.
1917 Establishes a new south American record for flight with passengers. Establishes yet another record for flight over water.
1919 Beats the south American record for flying height, reaching 6480 meters above sea level.
1920 Flies over the highest peaks of the Andes from Argentinian territory to Santiago de Chile and back in a 10-hour flight.
1922 Flies from Carmen de Patagones to Rio Gallegos leading a wing of five aircraft, the first such trip in history. Stars losing his hearing, earning him the nickname “Dead Parodi”.
1923 Already a Captain is sent to Europe to buy aeronautical equipment like runway lights, parachutes and other components. Upon his return is put in charge of the Parana Air Base where he’ll focus on training new pilots.
1930 Having been promoted to Major, he’s Secretary Director of the General Aeronautical Directorate. During Uriburu’s coup he’s arrested for not supporting the revolt.
1935 Almost being forced to retire, he’s promoted to Lieutenant Coronel and put on charge of the Army’s General Directorate of Aeronautical Equipment.
1938 Named Air Chief, he’s first focus was making sure the air force was able to fly under any weather and visibility conditions.
1940 Creates the Army’s Civil Air Transport division.
1941 Removed from command and sent as military attaché to USA.
1944 The Argentinian Air Force is created; he’s recognized the rank of Brigadier.
1945 Military attaché to the embassy on Paris.
1946 Retires from active duty after 37 years of service.
1955 Promoted to General Brigadier.
1978 Dies.

Pedro Castex Lainfor
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Castex_Lainfor

1898 – 1969
Army Man
Air Force Man

1919 Graduates as second lieutenant from the National Military College.
1922 Graduates as military pilot from the Aeronautical Military School. Takes part in the charting flights towards the southern regions of the country along Captain Parodi.
1930 Joins in Uriburu’s coup. Arrests Parodi. Convinces Zanni, Commander of the Military Aviation force, to join in the coup and deploys airplanes to intercept any possible army columns approaching from the nearby loyalist regiment of Campo de Mayo. This eventually didn’t happen as President Yrigoyen resigned only 18 hours later. After the success of the coup he’s promoted to Major.
1931 Becomes interim headmaster of the Military Institute.
1932 Becomes Headmaster of the Military School of Aviation.
1945 Having been promoted to Brigade General; the creation of the Argentinian Air Force has his rank converted to Brigadier. He’s appointed as Air Chief, replacing Commodore Oscar Muratorio.
1946 Removed as Air Chief.
1947-1968 After his retirement he’s incarcerated for six months due to political reasons.
1969 Dies.
1970 Declared Precursor and Distinguished for his Service to the Air Force.
 

Juan Ignacio San Martin
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ignacio_San_Mart%C3%ADn

1904-1966
Military Engineer
Air Force Man
Politician

1924 Graduates from the National Military College as second artillery lieutenant and is assigned to the 2nd Mounter Artillery Corp on Campo de Mayo.
1925-1943 Completes the Army Engineer course of studies at the Superior Technical School and is sent to the Royal Polytechnic Institute of Turin (Italy) where he’ll get doctorates in Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering.
1944 Returns to the country and is assigned as Director of the recently created Aerotechnical Institute, which was converted from the old Military Aircraft Factory in 1943.
1946 Travels to Europe and hires 750 specialist workers, two german designer teams (led by Kurt Tank and Reimar Horten), an Italian team (led by Pallavecino) and the French engineer Emile Dewoitine. These teams, along with Argentinian engineers would lead the Pulqui I and II projects. He would also put forth a plan to bring many professionals from the Turin Institute which whom he’ll create the Argentinian Air Force Engineering School. Some of these people would eventually come to be part of the Cordoba University’s faculty of Engineering.
1947-1965 He continued to empower Argentinian air production and overall industrialization. He becomes Air Chief at some point and also governor of Cordoba. The coup of 1955 incarcerates him for five years, being freed by Frondizi in 1960. From then on he focused on civilian proyects.
1966 Dies in Houston, USA, where he had travelled to undergo a medical procedure.

Reimar Horten
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermanos_Horten#Durante_la_Segunda_Guerra_Mundial

German aircraft designer that emigrated to Argentina after WW2. Could be recruited early through event or if Germany loses early on. Worth considering.

Pedro Leandro Zanni
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Leandro_Zanni

1891-1942
Army Man
Airforce Man

1909 Graduates from the National Military College as second artillery lieutenant.
1913 Already a Lieutenant, he’s assigned to the 2nd Mounted Artillery Regiment on Campo de Mayo, finishes his training as aerostat pilot. In the same year he starts training with airplanes and around November is part of the first Army Aviator promotion with license N4.
1914 Beats the south American record for long range flights and speed, establishing a new record the next day.
1915 Beats the long range flight and speed record once more. Establishing a new record for height at 4000m and then 5000m on the next day.
1917 Attempts to cross the Andes but suffers a technical problem and is forced to land.
1919 Does the first mail delivery by plane in the country’s history.
1920 Flies within Los Tamarindos and Santiago de Chile. For the feat of crossing the Andes twice in a row he’s given a special recognition by the Army in the form of a golden medal depicting the feat, name and date.
1922 Starts a campaign to fund a flight around the world.
1924 Starts his trip around the world departing from Amsterdam. He reaches Hanoi but a problem wrecks the airplane. He continues with a similar airplane and reaches Kasumigaura Lake at Tokyo but meteorological conditions force him to stop the trip. He had flown 17.015 miles.
1925-1926 Takes part in a mission to explore the South Pole.
1929 Commands a wing of Breguet XIX-A2 biplanes that explored the El Nevado zone after violent earthquakes.
1935 Awarded the Legion of Honor medal by France, officer rank.
1941 Assigned as commander to the anti-air defenses. Replaces General Zuloaga as Commander in Chief of the Army Aviation
1942 Dies from injuries suffered in a car accident on January.

Guillermo Zinny
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Zinny

1906-1979
Army Man
Engineer

1927 Graduates from the National Military College as second lieutenant.
1931 Finishes training for becoming an Army Pilot.
1938-1939 Finishes training for Chief Staff officers.
1940 Teaches Air Tactics at the ninety ninth Army Aviation School course.
1945 After the creation of the Argentinian Air Force his rank is changed to Vice commodore.
1946 Teaches Air Military Geography in the Superior School of Air Warfare.
1949 Military attache on the Argentinian embassy on Italy.
1951 Serves as commander of Aerial Regions. Takes part in a military coup which fails, is arrested an stripped of rank.
1955 After a successful coup, Zinny is reinstated and promoted to Major Brigadier, he becomes ambassador in Venezuela.
1957 Becomes Chief of the Air Force but retires a few weeks after for political reasons.
1963 Works as interventor on Aerolineas Argentinas and briefly occupies a spot in YPF’s directors board.
1979 Dies.

Angel Maria Zuloaga
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Mar%C3%ADa_Zuloaga

1907 Graduates from the National Military College as second artillery lieutenant.
1908-1913 He serves on the 1st Mountain Artillery Brigade, the Marksmen School and the Cavalry School.
1914 Promoted to First Lieutenant and accepted into the Military Aviation School (third class).
1915 Finishes his training as a qualified airplane and aerostat pilot.
1915 Beats the height record with Eduardo Bradley on an aerostat, reaching 6920 meters. Then he establishes a new record in distance and time traveled, joining Buenos Aires with Sao Leopoldo in Brasil in 11 hours and 5 minutes.
1916 Argentinian Delegate in the Panamerican Aeronautics Congress celebrated on Chile. That same year he’d join Eduardo Bradley again and cross the Andes on an aerostat. The flight between Santiago de Chile and Uspallata in Argentina was done at a height of 8100 meters and in temperatures of -30C. This feat earned both pilots many awards and recognition across the world.
1919 Takes a training course in France to perfect his skills.
1926-1930 Military attache to the embassy on USA.
1930-1936 General Director of Aeronautics. General Director of the Army’s Aeronautical Equipment.
1937 Joins a requisition committee in Europe.
1940 First Army Aviator to be promoted to Brigade General.
1941-1945 Commands the entire Army Aviation. Is General Director of Army Personnel and works in the War Ministry. He asks to be transferred to the newly created Argentinian Air Force, which is granted. His rank is changed to that of Brigadier. He files in his retirement from active duty.
1956 The provisional government promotes him to Brigadier General.
1968 Given the title of Precursor of Uruguayan Aviation.
1975 Dies.

Baldomero de Biedma
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldomero_de_Biedma

1891-1961
Army Man
Airforce Man

1909 Graduates from Military College as infantry officer.
1913 Finishes his training as aviation pilot, licensed with N.2. Joins the Argentinian Army combined arms maneuvers where airplanes, artillery and infantry are deployed in conjunction for the first time.
1914-1926 Becomes one of the first pilot instructors of the Army Aviation School. Studies in the Army Superior War School and the Military Geographical Institute.
1927 Studies long range radio telegraphy in Potsdam, Prussia. Attends the International Conference of London and joins the Geographical Institute upon his return to Argentina. He teaches topography at the Military College and Geodesy at the Superior Army Technical School.
1928-1938 Takes part in the Mix Committee that designates the boundaries between Paraguay and Bolivia after the Chaco Boreal War and then does similar work on the Argentinian-Bolivian border and the Chile-Argentina border.
1939-1945. Presides the Military Geography Institute. Promoted to Brigade General on 1942. Presides a ceremony moving the remains of Francisco Pascasio Moreno from Isla Centinela to Nahuel Huapi lake.
1961 Dies.

Luis Candelaria
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Candelaria

1892 – 1963
Army Man
Airforce Man

1918 Crossed the Andes from Zapala (Argentina) to Cunco (Chile) on a Morane Sounier Parasol in two and half hours, reaching heights of 4000 masl. He was given the title of Military Aviator for this feat. This was the first time the Andes were flown through.
1919-1962 No other info.
1963 Dies. There’s an international airport and a primary school named after him.

Oscar Muratorio
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Muratorio

1900-1977
Army Man
Airforce Man

1921 Graduates from the National Military College as 2nd Cavalry Liuetenant.
1925 Having been promoted to liuetenant, he starts the army aviator training course.
1926 Finishes his training and joins the Army Aviation.
1933 Is part of the Sol de Mayo Airwing which escorts President Justo during his visits to Uruguay and Brazil. His main task was to repair and resupply the air planes.
1938-1940 Becomes Director of the Army Aviation School.
1941 Director of the Transports Task Group.
1944-1945 Assigned as Director of Civilian Aeronautics. Once the Argentinian Airforce is created he requests his transfer, which is granted. His rank is switched to that of vice commodore, he’s immediately promoted to commodore. Becomes Chief of the Argentinian Airforce, though only for seven days as he’s replaced by Pedro Castex Lainfor.
1946 Becomes Air Chief once more as Lainfor retires, promoted to Brigadier. During his time at office he expands the airforce equipment and training. He also hires outside specialist.
1951 Forced to retire after a coup.
1977 Dies.

Edmundo Sustaita
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmundo_Sustaita

1898-1955
Army Man
Airforce Man

1918 Graduates among the last of his class from the National Military College 2nd cavalry lieutenant.
1926 Finishes training as Military Aviator.
1930 Supports Uriburu’s coup, mainly making sure officers in his post are willing to cooperate and flying between there and Uriburu’s HQ to report.
1931 Military attache to the embassy on France.
1941 Sent to teach at the Cordoba Military Aviation School. Starts cooperating with another coup, unhappy by Argentina’s close relations with the US. His attempts were thwarted and he was arrested by Carlos von der Becke. He was condemned by the War Minister, Tonazzi, to 4 months of prison at Campo de Mayo, without visitors of any kind. Castillo, however, decreed that he be freed later that year.
1943 Joins the GOU in the coup to oust Castillo, he’s later sent as attache to the embassy on Spain.
1945 Once the Airforce is created his rank is changed to that of commodore. He’s designated as Chief of the Airforce. He’d be on that position for nine months. He’d then be sent to Spain again as an attache.
1948 Promoted to Major Brigadier.
1952 Retires.
1955 Dies.