 The first Honduras military flying took place on 18 April 1921 in a Bristol F.2b Fighter biplane flown by an American contracted pilot, while in 1923 the first government flying school was founded with the assistance of Italian investors.The forerunner of the modern air force, the "Escuela Nacional de Aviación", or National Aviation School, came into being on 14 April 1931.In 1938 it was renamed the "Escuela Militar de Aviación y Fuerza Aérea Hondureña" or Military Aviation School and Honduras Air Force, when its first combat aircraft were acquired.