Data mining for Argentine Viper identities…
The Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, visit to Tandil air base for the "F-16 Weapons System Reception Ceremony" acquired last year for the Argentine Air...
FIDA’84: When FIDAE first felt like “the Latin American Salon de Le Bourget“
Forty years ago, FIDAE lacked the final “E” in its acronym and didn’t cater for many of the market segments that are usually served in the 21st Century. One of our senior correspondents was there in March 1984 and brings back images, stories and recollections gathered on a week-long stay in Santiago for his first of 10+ visits to the show.
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,...
The hitchhiker’s guide to Argentine Mirage wrecks & relics
While Argentine defence officials continue to explore ways to select, finance and purchase a fourth generation multi-role fighter type that may restore some of the nation’s “Deltas” supersonic capability and splendor, let’s explore the many locations where Argentine Deltas wrecks and relics can be found throughout the country and abroad.
The aftermarket Seven-Five-Seven that will finally dethrone Carlos Menem’s Tango Zero One
As an ancient Argentine saying goes: "Politicians change everything so that nothing (actually) changes"... and the recent acquisition of a new (sic) presidential transport aircraft...
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...
Dean of Meteors Mark IV “premium retirement” at Estancia Santa Romana, Argentina
Oddly enough, the oldest Meteor F.Mk.IV built in Gloucestershire (UK) survives to the present day in private hands after a negligible stint with the British...
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...
An Argentine Sabre Jet in Colorado Springs
Thirty five years ago, one of the Fuerza Aérea Argentina's (FAA, Argentine Air Force) last few North American F-86F Sabre jets undertook the return to...