The Nicaraguan “Fighting” Swallows
Established at first as E.M. Laird Company in the early 20s, the Swallow Aircraft Manufacturing Company was based in Wichita Kansas, from where it…
I.Ae.24 Calquín: The Argentine Mosquito?
Traditionally, it has been taken for granted that the I.Ae.24 Calquín (royal eagle in Mapuche) was developed with inspiration drawn from the famous de Havilland…
Evolution of the T-35 Pillán
While it is true that the development of the T-35 Pillán has been extensively covered since the first prototype took to the air in March…
The Sukhoi Su-22 in peruvian service
By late June, 1977, inhabitants of the fishing town of Talara began to see some strange, sand-colored aircraft, with a short nose, swept wings and…
Colonel Banderas Remembers
The following is the transcription of an interview with Col. Raúl Banderas, Commander of the Escuadrón de Combate 2112 (2112 Combat Squadron) of the…
Through Blood and Fire at Darwin
In early 1982, Lt. Roberto Címbaro was on his third year of assignment to the III Brigada Aérea (3rd. Air Brigade) of the Argentine…
Those Mysterious Nicaraguan Mustangs
In 1985, Aerofax had the courage to publish a small monograph co-authored with John Dienst, entitled North American F-51 Mustangs in Latin American Air…
Waco Warplanes of Latin America
The Waco company was founded in 1920 as the Weaver Aircraft Company in Lorain, Ohio. The company always sold its products under the Waco…
Bolivian Air Force operations during the Ñancahuazú Counter-Insurgency Campaign – 1967
Up to this date, we have five decades worth of material written about the nine-month guerrilla campaign led by Ernesto “Che” Guevara in Bolivia….
Bay of Pigs – The Men and Aircraft of the Cuban Revolutionary Air Force
By the middle of 1960, the novelty of Fidel Castro’s Cuban Revolution was wearing thin and many of those who had first zealously supported…