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José Abelardo Quiñones was a Peruvian war aviator who sacrificed himself in 1941 during the war with Ecuador by intentionally crashing his plane into enemy batteries to destroy them, rather than parachuting out. He was declared a National Hero of Peru and is honored in various ways, such as being posthumously promoted to a higher rank, commemorating the anniversary of his death, and featuring his image on the 10 nuevos soles banknotes.

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