Escuadrón 201, a unit of the WWII Mexican Expeditionary Air Force
The station was named in honor of Escuadrón 201, the Mexican military aviation unit that assisted the United States in the Philippines during World War II.
No. 201 Group RAF | CIE 201 Class | U.S. Route 201 | Oregon Route 201 | Escuadrón 201 | J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 | Ohio State Route 201 | ''Escuadrón'' 201 | Copa Airlines Flight 201 |
Its structure was organised as Command (Mando), Command Group (Grupo de Comando), Escuadrón 201 and Reinforcement Group (Grupo de Reemplazos), to be consistent with the structure of a U.S. fighter squadron, though the unit flew with its own markings and remained under Mexican command—Colonel P.A. Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez (1905-1969) was appointed its commander.
In Mexico City in Chapultepec Park the Escuadrón 201 had its Commemorative mausoleum near the Niños Héroes monument.