Where’s the plane?
The decade of the 1970s can be considered a period of prosperity for civil aviation. During those ten years, the United States of America…
Naranjeros, Gauchos and Indios: Argentina’s Flying Wing
In the aftermath of World War II, Argentina found itself in a unique and advantageous position. While the major powers of Europe lay in…
Towards A Latin American Aviation History Research Center
At long last, the serious study of the aviation history of the region of our home planet that we sometimes describe as Latin America…
Alcaravanes: Colombia’s Vanishing Aviation Heritage
For decades, the distinctive roar of piston engines echoed across the plains of Villavicencio, Casanare, and their neighboring departments in eastern Colombia. Douglas DC-3s…
Book: Pulp Fiction Fighters – Military Aircraft Exported to Latin America for Military Purposes, 1930-1939
This meticulously researched volume addresses a significant gap in aviation historiography by documenting the complex landscape of military aircraft exports to Latin America during…
Storks and Criquets: The Morane-Saulnier MS-502 in Argentina
By the end of the 1920s, aeronautical technology had developed sufficiently for designers to begin thinking about solutions to certain inherent drawbacks in the…
One Lucky Moth
On the night of May 23, 1946, the thunderous noise of engines startled the sleep of Aruba’s inhabitants. A large airplane was flying over…
The Deal of the Decade
This story actually had its beginning, for this student of the subject, in 1958 when, by the Grace of God, my mother managed somehow…
Mexican Tigers
The Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, FAM) has a long history of combat aviation dating back to the early 20th century. However, it…
TAME: 58 Years of Ecuadorian Aviation History
For nearly six decades, Transportes Aéreos Militares Ecuatorianos (TAME) stood as a unique pillar of Ecuador’s aviation sector. Unlike traditional civilian airlines, TAME was…