Those Mexican Bellancas
byNot many people know that Mexico, under the leadership of President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, sided with the Spanish Republican government during that country’s…
September, 2018
Fruit Flyers: Brief History of the Compañía Aérea Hondureña
byOne of the earliest companies to fly passenger service in Honduras and perhaps Central America was the little known “Compañía Aérea Hondureña.” The reasons…
Guatemala Takes the Sky Road
byThis short article about the Guatemalan airline Aviateca, was published on the “Bulletin of the Pan American Union” of July 1947. Besides a couple…
Nicaraguan Air Force: 1934 – 1953
byEvery so often, fate hands the historian additional facts with which to craft a more complete account of an event or activity. Often, these…
The Caproni AP-1 in Paraguayan Service
byIn 1936, during Col. Rafael Franco’s regime, a decision was made to purchase 60 new aircraft to re-equip the Paraguayan Air Arm. This move…