Before Lend-Lease: The South American Defense Aid Program
While the hugely successful World War Two Latin American Lend-Lease program has been very thoroughly investigated, documented and commented upon since the 1970s, an…
Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão: Brazilian Aeronautics Pioneer
The Brazilian priest, Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão, is considered the pioneer of ballooning, even though he did not build a balloon capable of taking…
Panama Canal Defenders – The Curtiss P-36A Hawk
As Germany invaded Poland in the Fall of 1939, the USAAC leadership set into motion a prearranged plan to reinforce its garrisons overseas, especially…
Book: Malvinas 40 Years
Internationally renowned aviation artist Carlos Adrián García has released his latest collection in the 80-page, full-color book titled “Malvinas 40 años: Pinturas de acciones…
June 1942: A Rough Month for the FAN
Up until about April, 1942, the Fuerza Aérea Nicaragüense -FAN- (Nicaraguan Air Force) had experienced only a relatively small number of accidents. However, with…
The Costa Rican P-38s
Often described, both by a proud citizenry and foreign observers, as the “Switzerland” of Central America, the serene and beautiful country has, indeed, managed…
Varig: The boom years
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 Birth of “Bomb Alley”
On the 21st of May, 1982, the British forces began disembarking on San Carlos bay, thus commencing the ground operations of the Malvinas /…
A Million Dollars
The old joke goes: How do you get a million dollars in the airline business? The answer: Start with ten million! Governments, wanting “flag…
Access to Airports and Air Bases
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…