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…
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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…
The I.Ae.30 Ñamcú in Bolivia
byHistory is not a set of isolated facts. In contrast, historical events happen like a chain effect that join many successes and failures. Aeronautical history…
I.Ae.24 Calquín: The Argentine Mosquito?
byTraditionally, it has been taken for granted that the I.Ae.24 Calquín (royal eagle in Mapuche) was developed with inspiration drawn from the famous de Havilland…