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…
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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 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…
Eddie De Larm
byThe photo, from about 1940, shows veteran pilot Edward Orville De Larm (1888-1970s?) posing before a shiny new TACA Lockheed 14, that perhaps he…
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…
The IA-58A Pucará Torpedo Bomber
byThe South Atlantic conflict caused the Argentine armed forces to face not only a world power when it comes to military might, but also…
Before Lend-Lease: The South American Defense Aid Program
byWhile the hugely successful World War Two Latin American Lend-Lease program has been very thoroughly investigated, documented and commented upon since the 1970s, an…
Book: Malvinas 40 Years
byInternationally renowned aviation artist Carlos Adrián García has released his latest collection in the 80-page, full-color book titled “Malvinas 40 años: Pinturas de acciones…
The Argentine Macchi MB.308Gs
byThe MB.308 was a high-wing cantilever light plane designed by Ermanno Bazzochi for Aeronáutica Macchi and first appeared in 1946, achieving full production 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…