An Aeronca epic
byThe vast majority of the historical events documented in this website involve stout, built-for-purpose aircraft that most of us recognize and, even though often…
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The Vermelinho
byA first shipment of Waco biplanes reached Brazil in 1932, in the form of the small, open cockpit CSO model. This was just in…
Being a Good Witness
byConsider this for a moment: Suppose there had been one -just one- trained, dedicated, disciplined observer, on the ground the day that the very…
Dastardly Plot
byAirplanes have been used during formal peacetime in terrorist attacks. Even if the scale was small, some dramatic incident had the potential to be…
El desastre dentro del desastre
byEl jueves 1 de junio de 2017, a eso de las 12:25 del mediodía, una aeronave Piper PA-28-140, con matrícula TG-GYV (C/N 28-22685), desapareció…
La Historia del «TG-CUS-C»
byLa foto que acompaña ésta entrada nos la comparte el amigo y piloto aviador Luis Carlos Samayoa, y forma parte de la colección de…
El Extraño Incidente del HK-919P
byDurante la noche del Domingo 16 de Mayo de 1999 un bimotor Cessna 310, volado por narcotraficantes, tuvo que realizar un aterrizaje de ‘emergencia’…
La Caída del FAS-321
byEl 30 de Julio de 1999, durante los actos de celebración del XX Aniversario de la Fuerza Aérea Sandinista -FAN- una escuadrilla de seis…