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…
The XB of Mexican Aviation
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…
The Fairey Seals of the Peruvian Air Corps
Early in 1933, Peru maintained an undeclared conflict with the Republic of Colombia unleashed by the occupation – and later reclaim- by Peruvian militias…
North American Aviation “Heavyweights” in Latin America
My previous article for LAAHS concerned Cuba, a subject that became important and interesting to me late in life, after I started traveling to…
Lockheed L-188 Electra II in Honduras
The relationship of the Hondurans with aviation has been a long and fruitful one. As a matter of fact, the Hondurans can claim that…
The Douglas DC-3 / C-47 in Costa Rican Military Service
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 IA-58A Pucará Torpedo Bomber
The South Atlantic conflict caused the Argentine armed forces to face not only a world power when it comes to military might, but also…
Tracking RANSA’s CBY-3 Loadmaster
Venezuela had a cargo airline that, by the early 1950s, was among the major players of the industry, and had more aircraft than any…