I.Ae.24 Calquín: The Argentine Mosquito?
byTraditionally, 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…
South American Aviation
Articles about South American military and civilian aviation
Evolution of the T-35 Pillán
byWhile 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
byBy 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…
The I.Ae.30 Ñamcú in Bolivia
byHistory is not a set of isolated facts. In contrast, historical events happen like a chain effect that join many successes and failures. Aeronautical history…
Colonel Banderas Remembers
byThe 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
byIn early 1982, Lt. Roberto Címbaro was on his third year of assignment to the III Brigada Aérea (3rd. Air Brigade) of the Argentine…
Bolivian Air Force operations during the Ñancahuazú Counter-Insurgency Campaign – 1967
byUp to this date, we have five decades worth of material written about the nine-month guerrilla campaign led by Ernesto “Che” Guevara in Bolivia….
The Caproni AP-1 in Paraguayan Service
byIn 1936, during Col. Rafael Franco’s regime, a decision was made to purchase 60 new aircraft to re-equip the Paraguayan Air Arm. This move…
Those Peruvian Ca. 135s
byThe subject of speculation, conjecture and considerable mis-information for years, the little known Caproni Ca. 135s built and exported to Peru for use by…
The Saga of the Paraguayan and Brazilian Privateers
byTowards the end of the 1950s, a strange four-engined aircraft landed at the Aeropuerto Internacional de Asunción. It was a North American bomber from…