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The Latin American Aviation Historical Society
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A non-profit organization aimed to research, preserve and spread the history of aviation in Latin America.

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Paraguay's Air Force deploys EMB-314 Super Tucano & AT-27 Tucano aircraft in Operation Escudo Guaraní—large-scale border security operation targeting transnational crime. First operational deployment of recently acquired A-29s for airspace surveillance & counternarcotics missions
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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AC-130J Ghostrider gunship was photographed at El Salvador's Comalapa air base -a first since 2000. LAAHS exclusive analysis of US counternarcotics aviation shift from surveillance to offensive operations. Read it here: 👇
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November 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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LAAHS confirms four Bell UH-1N helicopters donated to Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña (FAS), likely ex-U.S. Dept. of State. Two deployed to GFS in Haiti (MSS mission), two integrated into FAS inventory in El Salvador.

Photo: Canadian UN Ambassador Bob Rae visiting GFS medevac unit.
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Video showing the crash of Piper PA-31T1 Cheyenne I, Venezuelan registration YV1443 (C/N 31T-7904013), at Paramillo Airport, in San Cristóbal, Venezuela, earlier today. According to local sources, there are two fatalities. (Via @pro_plane_pilot)
October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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The Fuerza Aérea Boliviana (Bolivian Air Force) has released a comprehensive commemorative volume marking its 100th anniversary in 2023. This significant publication is available for free download through the FAB's official website. Check it out:

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October 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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An Enstrom 480B helicopter operated by the FANB crashed at the San Vicente sanitary landfill in Maracay, Venezuela, moments ago. The aircraft, bearing the serial number 61647 and civil registration YV3549 (C/N 5208), was one of two operational at Base Sucre. At least 1 fatality.
October 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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In June 1973, a routine training flight of Venezuelan BAC Canberra bombers took an extraordinary turn when Captain Arístides González Salazar broke formation and, at gunpoint, forced his navigator to calculate a route to Cuba. Read the complete story here:
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"Here is one of your little birds."
This story unfolds in 1973, and it is not written in any book, although it is possible that the complete details exist in some secret document, buried in some box in the National Archive. Barely any t...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Venezuelan F-16s buzz US destroyer -same aircraft sold as Cold War alliance symbols now challenge American naval ops. From Reagan-era "Peace Delta" to 2025 confrontation. Read the in-depth analysis here:
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From Peace Delta to Show of Force: Venezuelan F-16s Challenge U.S. Navy in the Caribbean
On Thursday morning, September 4, 2025, two Venezuelan Air Force F-16A Fighting Falcons lifted off from El Libertador Airbase in Palo Negro, their Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200 engines cutting through t...
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September 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Costa Rica's Academy of Aeronautical History and Air Mail saved the deteriorating Curtiss Robin "Espíritu Tico II" from damage at Juan Santamaría Airport. This record-setting aircraft is now safe at IFA for restoration! Full details here 👇
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September 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Great news! Costa Rica's historic Curtiss Robin "Espíritu Tico" replica is getting a second chance! After years of neglect at Juan Santamaría Airport, it's moving to the Institute of Aeronautical Training (IFA) in Heredia for restoration and display. 📸 via ADS-B Costa Rica
September 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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🛩️ NEW ARTICLE: "Naranjeros, Gauchos and Indios: Argentina's Flying Wing" by Hernán Longoni. Discover the fascinating story of the IA-38 "Naranjero" - Argentina's revolutionary 1950s cargo flying wing. A testament to post-war Argentine aviation ambition.
Read now: www.laahs.com/naranjeros/
June 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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New Column: Dan Hagedorn examines the critical need for preserving Latin American aviation history and LAAHS's role as the "center of gravity" in this mission. Is a central repository the answer? #LAAHS #aviationhistory
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April 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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NEW: "Alcaravanes: Colombia's Vanishing Aviation Heritage" explores how Douglas DC-3s became the lifeline of Colombia's eastern plains. From unpaved airstrips to heroic bush pilots, discover the aircraft that transformed a region and shaped its history. www.laahs.com/alcaravanes/
April 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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We mourn the loss of Hernán Logoni, esteemed Argentine aviation historian and LAAHS contributor, who passed away on Jan 21. His dedication to preserving aviation history leaves an enduring legacy. Our deepest condolences to his family.
January 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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New @laahs.com review: 'Pulp Fiction Fighters' by Hagedorn & Garcia. 377 color profiles of 1930s military aircraft in Latin America. Essential reference for aviation historians. Exceptional technical documentation of colors and markings. Read more:
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January 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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🆕 Just published: "Storks and Criquets: The Morane-Saulnier MS-502 in Argentina"

Unveiling the complete history of Argentina's MS-502 fleet - from their arrival in 1946 to their crucial role in the national gliding movement.

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January 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Season's greetings, aviation historians! Thank you for your invaluable contributions to preserving Latin American aviation heritage throughout 2024. Here's to uncovering more historical treasures together in 2025.

#LAAHS #AviationHistory #LatinAmericanAviation​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
December 24, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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Call for Contributors – The 'Airfix' School of History: The Development and Writing of Air Power History drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/c... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #MilHist #AvGeek
Call for Contributors – The ‘Airfix’ School of History: The Development and Writing of Air Power History
Air power history, broadly defined, is almost as old as the application of air power itself. While histories were produced during the First World War, after the war, nations such as Great Britain w…
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November 15, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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The untold story of Isthmian Airways - the little-known airline that briefly but boldly connected the Atlantic & Pacific in the Panama Canal Zone in the 1930s.
#aviationhistory #PanamaCanal

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The Short History of Isthmian Airways 1929 - 1936
The April 1930, edition of the Bulletin of the Pan American Union noted that: “The shortest air line in Latin America, and possibly in the world, is that of the Isthmian Airways (Inc.). Passengers and...
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November 14, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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Dave Powers takes us into a longstanding mystery: The disappearance of Frank Bass somewhere over the Caribbean.

Was he involved in clandestine operations?
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Whatever Happened to Frank Bass?
It could just be a simple story of a pilot running his airplane out of gas and ditching in the blue Western Atlantic Ocean, bobbing around in the warm water awaiting a rescue that would never come. Or...
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November 14, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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NEW on LAAHS: "Training the young Condors: The #Caproni Ca.100 and Ca.100PR in #Peru"🇵🇪 Explore how these locally-built trainers were key to preparing Peruvian pilots in the 1930s amid tensions with Colombia.

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The Caproni Ca.100 and Ca.100PR in Peru
Between September 1, 1932, and May 25. 1933 Colombia and Perú fought an undeclared war over a large portion of territory between the Caquetá and Putumayo rivers, in the western Amazon Forest. The conf...
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November 14, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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'Like a moth to a flame' took on new meaning in 1946 when a Douglas C-47's pilot mistook Aruba's refinery lights for Curaçao's airport. What followed was an extraordinary tale of survival.

Read the full account of this emergency landing here 👇🏼
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One Lucky Moth
On the night of May 23, 1946, the thunderous noise of engines startled the sleep of Aruba's inhabitants. A large airplane was flying over the island, but the pitch-dark night made it impossible to see...
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November 14, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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How did #Ecuador end up with Seversky racers as fighters in 1941? Discover this fascinating story of controversial acquisitions, racing planes turned fighters, rare photographs, and unknown histories.

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The Deal of the Decade
This story actually had its beginning, for this student of the subject, in 1958 when, by the Grace of God, my mother managed somehow to conjure up the $20 necessary for the purchase of a copy of Willi...
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November 14, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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Make sure to check Mentour Pilot 's latest video. Even though it's about the accident of Aerosucre Flight 157, it gives you an interesting insight of the Colombian airline's background... Enjoy!
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November 14, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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🇲🇽✈️ From Cold War acquisition to modern challenges: Explore 40 years of the F-5E/F Tiger II in Mexican Air Force service. Uncover the triumphs, tragedies, and future prospects of #Mexico's supersonic defenders in our latest analysis.
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Mexican Tigers
The Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, FAM) has a long history of combat aviation dating back to the early 20th century. However, it wasn't until 1945 that Mexico established its first properly...
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November 14, 2024 at 9:22 PM