The Nicaraguan “Fighting” Swallows
byEstablished at first as E.M. Laird Company in the early 20s, the Swallow Aircraft Manufacturing Company was based in Wichita Kansas, from where it…
Articles about Central American military and civilian aviation
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…
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…
One of the earliest companies to fly passenger service in Honduras and perhaps Central America was the little known “Compañía Aérea Hondureña.” The reasons…
This short article about the Guatemalan airline Aviateca, was published on the “Bulletin of the Pan American Union” of July 1947. Besides a couple…
Every so often, fate hands the historian additional facts with which to craft a more complete account of an event or activity. Often, these…
En el marco de la mal llamada «Guerra del Fútbol» ocurrida entre Honduras y El Salvador en Julio de 1969, sobresale la actuación del -entonces-…
Ever since I was a child airplanes have fascinated me, and that does not come hard to explain as my father has many hours…
Aquel avión IL-18 de Cubana de Aviación con decenas de pasajeros a bordo había salido de Santiago de Cuba, rumbo a La Habana, el…
La utilización de los Fairchild C-82 “Packet” por parte de la línea aérea Guatemalteca AVIATECA forma parte de un período de la historia de la aviación…
In 1931, the U.S. Army Air Corps -USAAC- wanted a small pursuit fighter capable of reaching and effectively attack the fast bombers that were…