The Mexican Air Force in the 1943 Combined Arms Maneuvers
byIn retrospect, and viewed from afar, it seems fair to say that, via the extremely beneficial avenue of the Lend-Lease Program, Mexico’s national air…
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Latin American P-38 Postscript
byFor LAAHS members who may have already acquired either a Kindle or hard copy of the book P-38 in Latin America (Aviation Art &…
The Rocket DC-4
byBefore the outbreak of World War Two, air travel was primarily limited to business professionals, affluent individuals, and celebrities. However, the war brought about…
The Mosquito Metaphor
byAirport access, so limited today, is the topic of a recently published rant. A thoughtful reply sent to LAAHS noted that there are many…
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…
Then and Now
byTerrorists attack the United States, with property destroyed and lives lost. The president sends an armed force into a foreign nation seeking the leader…
The XB of Mexican Aviation
byThe prolific author and aero-historian Manuel Ruiz Romero, who passed away in January 2016, published several well illustrated photo essays on early flying, famous…
Bellanca War Planes of Latin America
byGuiseppe M. Bellanca came to the United States in 1911 with a degree in engineering and little else. By 1927, he had founded Bellanca…
Those Mexican Bellancas
byNot many people know that Mexico, under the leadership of President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, sided with the Spanish Republican government during that country’s…