The Latin American Aviation Historical Society
Last Updated on August 15, 2022 @ 8:18 AM
In the space of fifty-five years, between 1950 and 2005, the population of Brazil grew from about 51 to 187 million inhabitants, an increase…
The military use of the Douglas DC-3 and C-47 variants in Costa Rica is surrounded by mystery and presents quite a challenge for the…
The South Atlantic conflict caused the Argentine armed forces to face not only a world power when it comes to military might, but also…
Venezuela had a cargo airline that, by the early 1950s, was among the major players of the industry, and had more aircraft than any…
Born in 1886, and thus more than 60 years old on the eve of what was arguably the greatest adventure of his life, Juan…
The prolific author and aero-historian Manuel Ruiz Romero, who passed away in January 2016, published several well illustrated photo essays on early flying, famous…
When I was a kid, we are talking ancient history here, late 1950s and 1960s, every single time that I heard any airplane engine…
This book presents the flight experiences of a Cuban pilot, Colonel Henry Pérez Martínez. It was kindly provided to me by my friend and…
The old joke goes: How do you get a million dollars in the airline business? The answer: Start with ten million! Governments, wanting “flag…
One of the biggest obstacles that the aero-historians, spotters and avgeeks find regarding access to data and photography of aircraft in general, is precisely…
The vast majority of the historical events documented in this website involve stout, built-for-purpose aircraft that most of us recognize and, even though often…
A first shipment of Waco biplanes reached Brazil in 1932, in the form of the small, open cockpit CSO model. This was just in…
