Forgotten Warriors
byIn February 2005, Hector Leiva, a skilled aviation photographer from El Salvador and one of the founding members of the LAAHS, came across a…
Caribbean Aviation
Articles about Caribbean military and civilian aviation
The making of a mercenary air force
byBorn in 1886, and thus more than 60 years old on the eve of what was arguably the greatest adventure of his life, Juan…
Hijacking of a Cubana IL-18
byThe Cubana de Aviación IL-18 aircraft, with dozens of passengers on board, departed Santiago de Cuba for Havana, on March 27, 1966. It was…
The Cuban MiGs
byThe term “MiG” has become virtually synonymous with “Russian fighter.” Indeed, when U.S. Navy F-14s downed two Libyan Su-22s, many commentators unintentionally rubbed salt…
The North American AT-6 / SNJ in the Dominican Air Force
byThe Aviación Militar Dominicana or Dominican Military Aviation -AMD- was created in 1930, and between then and 1943, approximately 15 different aircraft were operated…
The Ahrens AR-404
byThe headline of the Business Outlook section of the “The San Juan Star” dated Sunday, September 21, 1981 basically said it all: “Puerto Rican…
Bay of Pigs – The Men and Aircraft of the Cuban Revolutionary Air Force
byBy the middle of 1960, the novelty of Fidel Castro’s Cuban Revolution was wearing thin and many of those who had first zealously supported…