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Welcome
Welcome As a young man, I well remember the first time that I encountered another person that seemed to be involved in the study of aircraft and aviation along the same lines as I had been, up to that time. It was at Miami International Airport in the 1960s, near the old “corrosion corner.” I noticed another fellow watching the airplanes,... Dan Hagedorn Read more... |
Editorial
A Norseman in the Jungle Aircraft have evolved to better perform difficult roles in remote regions of Latin America. JAARS, providing air service to Bible translators dedicated to sustained contact with hard to reach small tribes, began work in Peru’s jungles in 1948. The organization (www.jaars.org) has provided Laahs with details of its various and improving aircraft used in Latin America over six decades. In the... Gary Kuhn Read more... |
Prior to World War Two, air travel had been largely confined to business travelers, the wealthy, and the famous. All this changed during the conflict, when for the first time, transport aircraft were used on a massive scale in the widely separated battle zones of Europe and the Pacific. Millions of military and support personnel were introduced to the speed and convenience of modern air transport. The new larger, safer planes built during the war, clearly demonstrated both the feasibility, and logistic advantages of medium and long haul air transportation for both passengers and freight.
Central American & Caribbean Aviation
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John Kevin McAdams (LAAHS USA) A Fruitless SearchIt is early in the evening of September 21, 1960, and my friend, Pat Hughes, knows that he and his mechanic, Thomas Stacey, are in trouble. It has bee... Read more... |
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Gustavo A. Abril The Fall of the "El Lancandón"Overcast skies and an inopportune drizzle were about to paint that winter morning, with the colors of tragedy. I remember having been immersed in my c... Read more... |
South American Aviation
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Jonathan Olguin (LAAHS Bolivia) The Fairchild C-82 in BoliviaThe C-82 begins its history in the days of the Second World War. By 1942 allied air forces and in particular those of the US operated with transport a... Read more... |
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Antonio Luis Sapienza (LAAHS Paraguay) Regional Paraguaya Lineas AéreasIn 2007, a group of Paraguayan and Argentine investors decided to create an airline in order to use most of the ancient LAP (Líneas Aéreas Paraguaya... Read more... |
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Mexican Aviation
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Santiago A. Flores (LAAHS USA) The Mexican VampiresShould you consult the noted work “de Havilland Aircraft since 1909” by A.J. Jackson (revised and updated by R.T. Jackson, Naval Institute Press U... Read more... |
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Hugo Gutiérrez (Academia de Historia Aeronáutica de México) 75 Years of the First Flight Mexico - AcapulcoAcapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, a place whose name is rich in history, full or memories, dreams... but, what was Acapulco 75 years ago? It was a town wi... Read more... |
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Latin American Aviation in General
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Alfredo Schael (LAAHS Venezuela) Consolidation of the Mutual Support System of Ibero-American Aeronautical MuseumsThe Ibero-American System of Museums of Aeronautics has been consolidated as an alliance and at the same time, as a helpful reference when it is neces... Read more... |
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Sergio Santana (LAAHS Brazil) Then a Unique Visitor Came to Us...Multinational scientific research programs consisting – among other things – of sorties flown by highly specialized aircraft cruising the Latin Am... Read more... |
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Aero Scale Modeling
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José Alvarez (LAAHS Ecuador) Vickers Viscount "SAETA Ecuador" 1/96 ScaleThe fateful memory of that 15th August 1976, remains alive in Capt. Patricio Mosquera’s mind, an aircraft pilot who led the search for a Vickers V... Read more... |
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Marco Lavagnino (LAAHS El Salvador) Salvadoran Caproni AP.1 1/72 ScaleThe first decades of the Salvadoran military aviation saw a mixture of aircraft from several nationalities, including French, Mexican, American and It... Read more... |
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Marco Lavagnino (LAAHS El Salvador) DC-6B “FAES 301” 1/72 ScaleFew commercial aircraft in history have been as elegant as the Douglas DC-6. Developed in 1947, based on the World War II DC-4, the DC-6 incorporated ... Read more... |
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Columns & Opinions
The BombRun: Addendum to Chapter 25 of Latin American Air WarsSince the publication of Latin American Air Wars and the accompanying down-loadable additional text, new information has surfaced which contributes... Read more... |
The BombRun: Tracking RANSA’s CBY-3Venezuela had a cargo airline that, by the early 1950s was among the airlines that transported the most and had more aircraft to serve routes in North... Read more... |
The BombRun: The Making of Latin American Air Wars & AircraftThe story behind this book is rather more complicated than the norm. Originally, believe it or not, Hikoki approached me about doing a monograph on th... Read more... |
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