Naranjeros, Gauchos and Indios: Argentina’s Flying Wing
byIn the aftermath of World War II, Argentina found itself in a unique and advantageous position. While the major powers of Europe lay in…
South American Aviation
Articles about South American military and civilian aviation
Alcaravanes: Colombia’s Vanishing Aviation Heritage
byFor decades, the distinctive roar of piston engines echoed across the plains of Villavicencio, Casanare, and their neighboring departments in eastern Colombia. Douglas DC-3s…
Storks and Criquets: The Morane-Saulnier MS-502 in Argentina
byBy the end of the 1920s, aeronautical technology had developed sufficiently for designers to begin thinking about solutions to certain inherent drawbacks in the…
The Deal of the Decade
byThis story actually had its beginning, for this student of the subject, in 1958 when, by the Grace of God, my mother managed somehow…
TAME: 58 Years of Ecuadorian Aviation History
byFor nearly six decades, Transportes Aéreos Militares Ecuatorianos (TAME) stood as a unique pillar of Ecuador’s aviation sector. Unlike traditional civilian airlines, TAME was…
The Caproni Ca.100 and Ca.100PR in Peru
byBetween September 1, 1932, and May 25. 1933 Colombia and Perú fought an undeclared war over a large portion of territory between the Caquetá…
The Fairchild 82D in Argentina
byArgentina’s National Aeronautics Museum boasts truly unique, invaluable, and even exotic pieces. These items, regardless of the challenges the country has faced, have managed…
The Gio Ansaldo & Co. commercial mission in Peru
byIn early 1921, the Gio Ansaldo & Co. S.A.S., the Turin-based Italian weapons manufacturer, sent several commercial missions to a number of countries in…
The Argentine Bomber
byThe FMA Ae.M.B.1 / 2 “Bombi” holds the distinction of being the first and only bomber ever developed and produced in Latin America. It…
Lockheed L-188 Electra II in Colombia
byUnder the direction of Juan Pablo Ortega, president of the airline, there is information that in 1959, AVIANCA the main national airline in the…