Calder’s Flying Harlequin: Douglas DC-8 #45899
We are going to know the history of a Douglas DC-8, which apart from being the eternal rival of the Boeing 707, stood out for...
Skyhawk Illustrated #12755: From the Cold War to the bottom of the South Atlantic
The protagonist of our story (#12755) was an A-4C with intense combat activity: Since leaving the factory, it has toured Europe, the Middle East, the...
Skyhawk Illustrated #14414: A Miramar top gun pays honors in Leones, Argentina
Our protagonist A-4M was manufactured in 1975 at the McDonnell Douglas plant in Long Beach, Los Angeles (California), and was allocated Bureau of Aeronautics Number...
Skyhawks Illustrated #12839: Survivor soul
Today we will know the history of Skyhawk c/n 12839, which after a varied activity in the United States ended its days in Argentina. There,...
Jett Clipper Ella: From QANTAS to “Jet Set airliner”
The story that we are going to tell is a little different in style previous posts by this author: It will be greatly influenced by...
The Israeli spy that retired in Argentina: Mirage III CJ.34
Our protagonist was an Israeli Air Force (Heyl'ha Avir, H'HA) fighter aircraft that shone in the Arab-Israeli conflicts between 1964 and 1982, carrying out innumerable...
Skyhawks Illustrated #14161: To the teacher with affection
The two-seater version of this remarkable aircraft rose from the need for training and operational conversion duties back in the early 1960s. Several generations of...
Skyhawks Illustrated #13265: Jester’s Scooter in Top Gun
Our story's main character was manufactured at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach (California) and was delivered to the United States Navy on...
Skyhawks Illustrated #12931: An Argentinian Skyhawk that was never Argentinian
Our latest Skyhawk Illustrated is an A-4C with an intense operational life which, transiting through Vietnam and AMARC, nearly made it into the Malaysian Air...
Skyhawks Illustrated #12505: A veteran of the controversial attack on HMS “Invincible”
Initially built for operation aboard American aircraft carriers, this particular Skyhawk had a rich operational history as it served in wartime, or near wartime, operations...