The Guatemalan Peashooters
byIn 1931, the U.S. Army Air Corps -USAAC- wanted a small pursuit fighter capable of reaching and effectively attack the fast bombers that were…
The Caproni Ca.114 in Peruvian Service
byThe frantic rearming process that followed the cease of fire of May, 1933, which put to an end the hostilities between Perú and neighboring…
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…
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…
TG-REI: A Guatemalan Mustang
byEver since I was a child airplanes have fascinated me, and that does not come hard to explain as my father has many hours…
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 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…
Nicaraguan Air Force: 1934 – 1953
byEvery so often, fate hands the historian additional facts with which to craft a more complete account of an event or activity. Often, these…
Guatemala Takes the Sky Road
byThis short article about the Guatemalan airline Aviateca, was published on the “Bulletin of the Pan American Union” of July 1947. Besides a couple…
Fruit Flyers: Brief History of the Compañía Aérea Hondureña
byOne of the earliest companies to fly passenger service in Honduras and perhaps Central America was the little known “Compañía Aérea Hondureña.” The reasons…