Argentina’s only civil Embraer Bandeirante
Having flown as far North as Alaska, this 1982 EMB-110P1 stands out because it is the only civil Bandeirante to have ever flown regularly in Argentina.
The first “Chilean Viper trainer”
After a protracted competition designated Fighter 2000 (Caza 2000) pitting US, French, Swedish and Russian candidates, the F-16 Fighting Falcon was selected by the Chilean...
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...
Wanted dead or alive: Chilean 9/11 Hawker Hunters
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of their last military coup d’etat, Chile’s government presses on trying to identify and expose the names of pilots of the 09/11/1973 attacks and does so by bounty-hunting for the nation’s surviving Hawker Hunter fighters.
Low-fare pioneer: SKY Airline’s first Airbus A319
A typical low-cost (or rather “low-fare”) European-built and operated airliner, A319 c/n 2283 was the first of its kind to join Chilean carrier SKY Airline for a five-year stint in Southern Cone routes. Join us for a visual review of its nearly 20-year operational career.
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...