The Mystery of the Cuatro Vientos
byA little over ninety years ago, an impressive single-engined biplane, painted ivory white and decorated with brilliant red cheat lines and lettering, was flying…
General Latin American Aviation
Articles about Latin American military and civilian aviation
North American Aviation “Heavyweights” in Latin America
byMy previous article for LAAHS concerned Cuba, a subject that became important and interesting to me late in life, after I started traveling to…
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…
Boeing Mail Airplanes in Latin American Military Service
byBefore the name Boeing was known throughout the world as a builder of bombers and other great military airplanes, the company made it’s reputation…
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…
Waco Warplanes of Latin America
byThe Waco company was founded in 1920 as the Weaver Aircraft Company in Lorain, Ohio. The company always sold its products under the Waco…
The Latin American Anti-Submarine campaign during WWII
byLatin America’s military contribution to the Allied cause in the Second World War is fairly well known by the brave exploits of the Brazilian…