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July 26, 2009 at 2:32 pm in reply to: RNZAF Museum Corsair F4U-5 #1167821

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RNAF F4U-5N Corsair

RNZAF F4U-5N Folks:

Good day!

Looking to get in touch with Mr. Lewis Peek who in c. 1991 published a fine photo on Flypast magazine about the RNZAF F4U-5N now considered to be Buno 123168 x Honduras AF 603. If you remember taking pics of this aircraft please let me know.

July 4, 2009 at 12:55 am in reply to: RNZAF Museum Corsair F4U-5 #1193124

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RNZAF Museum F4U-5

Dave/Airart:

Good Day!

Tks for the info & data of the RNAF F4U-5.

For quiet some time we were also under the impression that the fuselage shipped to NZ from Florida c. 1987 was Buno 124493.

Now in July, 2009 that we are helping a fellow Wixer id his fuselage sold to Pete Thelen in FLa, we came to find out by comparing center fuselage pictures that the fuselage sent to NZ was indeed Buno 123168.

We kindly seek assistance for someone to dig into the Archives of the Wigram RNZAF Museum for possibly photos of this fuselage as they unpacked it & if they are any photos of ID plates or modification plates found in different sections of the fuselage or wings.

Back in c. 1993 RNAZ Museum indicated to me via letter that they found in the mid-section of their F4U-5N an ID plate with the C/n 353. This C/n 353, corresponds in F4U production sequence numbers to Buno 123168. Now, we have to find the ID plate or the documents that RNZA used to have to clear-up the issue.

Tks for all your help again!! Hope to hear fm you soon!! 🙂

All for now!!

October 29, 2008 at 2:46 am in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1238854

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FAS 214

Scooter:

You may be correct. The pic prob had the wrong place. It looks like an old US Navy hangar steside. Tks

October 29, 2008 at 2:26 am in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1238856

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Latin American Aviation

Goodyear FG-1D Buno 92623 somewhere in U.S c. 1950s. This particular aircraft was later exported from NAS Litchfield PK , c. 1957 to El Salvador and it later became poss FAS 214. Spent its final days in the boneyard at Ilopango c. 1970s. Photo Pensacola Naval Museum Archives.

June 8, 2008 at 12:02 am in reply to: Airbus crash in Honduras. #531494

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A-320 TACA Flt 390 Accident in Toncontin, Honduras

A-320 Folks:

We regret to inform you that LAAHS.com (Latin American Aviation Historical Society) has decided to supress/restrict any more comments on this subject on its forum.

We strongly think as we commented sometime ago that we believe in freedom to inform, to express, to investigate, to debate, to find out the truth in aviation matters… specially an accident such as this. We greatly regret that because some obscure reason freedom of expresion is denied to all its members to include the threat of erase any new comments.

However, the show must go on and we promise to keep you inform on the whereabouts of the findings of this investigation. We invite you to joint us and feel free to express, share your expertise with us and help us to poss solve this case with an open mind. As with any other investigation, we seek not to point fingers at anyone in particular or to a company that has been flying in Central America for decades with all kind of prop & jet planes. Like colleague Keltic mentions under extreme circumstances & conditions since 1940s. We’ll let that issue to be handled by the courts & lawyers in the USA.

We hope that an accident like this never repeats again in our countries or any other country that flies the A-320.

Plz write us and welcome to join us again at —–>

htttp://http://www.catrachowings.com

http://www.catrachowings.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=903

We’ll post the forum link soon.

We owed to the aviation pioneers of the 40s, NewZealender Mr. Lowell Yerex & Company at least a fair chance to expose their case. While many other Central American aviation companies are out of business TACA stll flies the American Continent. We kind of understand the friction with its competition.

At issue here, after one week of speculations & ongoing investigations, is a question for you the A-320 pilots & technicians:

Can an A-320 be stopped in about 4,500 ft of usable wet rwy with tail winds fm 190 at 10 kts, 124 pax & about 30 min of petro remaining??

In the link that we exhibit courtesy of UTube c. 2007 via RS Amur. It shows a normal TACA A-320 landing on a nice day, with practically unlimited visibility and a dry Rwy 02. See for yourselves and lets hear your comments. Tks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSRdOBEvlA8

December 16, 2007 at 12:56 am in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1246620

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Bristol Folks:

Good day!!

We are seeking info/data pictures that may be available in the archives of the “Aircraft Disposal Company” concernig the sales of Bristol F2B to Mexico & Honduras c. 1920s.

The Honduras F2B is a poss S/N 17 bought at the “Aircraft Disposal Co” branch in New York circa 1920. Invoices, bill of sale, instruction manuals data will be welcome.

Do someone has pics of this factory in England?? How was the Bristol built & crated for exportation?? plz visit us at —> http://www.catrachowings.com

One of them is included. Bristol F2B poss S/N 17 with a Hispano-Suiza 300 Hp engine. Honduras c. 1921. Tks

August 14, 2007 at 3:03 am in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1303133

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Question for the C-47 pilots??

During the so called “Soccer War” or “100 HR War” between Honduras & El Salvador fm 14 July to 18 July 1969 there was an air battle (among others) between a returning Vought FAH F4U-4 and a FAS C-47/DC-3 over the border skies.

The C-47 was sprayed with bullets twice and the accounts range fm 450 shots to 45 depending who you ask. The 1st attack by the F4U-4 was a lateral spray by the aft door and the second fm the 6:00 position.

The C-47 #1 engine was hit and the F4U-4 pilot reported some tipe of explosion and heavy smoke coming out of it. The last time the C-47 was seen by the F4U-4 pilot was on a fast dive towards the ground.

Now the question:

Can a DC-3/C-47 with minimum load at apprx 10,00O ft make it to home base some 60-80 NM away with one engine out with a prop not capable of feathering??

June 28, 2007 at 1:05 am in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1259933

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P-51 Folks:

Guatemalan AF P-51ds c. 1950s. Foto FAG Archives via D. Celada

p.s Visible fm L/R—> FAG 0464, FAG 0560 & FAG 0X06.

June 10, 2007 at 12:24 am in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1279423

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F-86Ks Folks:

Pictured below are the final days of 2 of the 6 F-86ks shipped from Venezuela to the Honduras AF c. May 1970. These samples were poss 2 of the 28 Luftwaffe spares/ in storage F-86Ks. c. 1957.

If you have photos of the arrival of the NATO F-86Ks in France, Norway, Denmark and Holland c. 1957 plz let us know. http://www.catrachowings.com

Tks!

June 7, 2007 at 1:01 am in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1282784

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Latin American Aviation

Martin:

Tks! excellent links!!

The F-86K on display is an X Luftwaffe sample. s/n 55-4911 XFAV 0014. It looks brand new!!

June 6, 2007 at 1:16 am in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1283516

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J:

The 1st cover was the prototype for the production cover in your 2nd sample.

Pictured below is an X Venezuelan AF F-86K poss 0014 donated to Museo Aeroespacial do Brazil c. 1980s. S/n ukn.

June 5, 2007 at 4:35 am in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1284676

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Latin American Aviation

F-86K folks:

Pictured below is N.A Sabre Jet F-86K S/N 55-4899 FAH 1101 in better times. c. 1977 at San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

It is possible to be one of the 28 Luftwaffe samples that were shipped as spares from Italy c. 1956-57. This particular aircraft came to the Honduran AF via Venezuela in May 1970 along with 5 other F-86K samples.

We are looking for anyone that may have data, pictures, info of the unassembled spares metal scheme Luftwaffe F-86Ks c. 1956-1957 or 1966.

Tks!

April 22, 2007 at 11:49 pm in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1329882

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Martin B-26C Marauder Folks:

Looking for pictures c.1950s of the only B-26C Martin Marauder to ever fly S. of the Border. AAF S/N 42-107640, USA Reg N66595.

The sample below is the former Continental Can Co Marauder before being modified. This plane later crashed at Marion, Ohio c. Jul, 1958. Photo poss Miami area. Via D. Fenton. Tks

March 1, 2007 at 1:49 am in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1287658

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T-33 Folks:

(T-33a USAF 51-6528)

We turn across the pond for possible pictures of a former USAF T-33a at Mildenhall RAF c. 1964 as TR-528 or M-51 with RNAFcirca 1964.

This particular aircraft ended-up his flying career with the Honduran AF as FAH 222 & FAH 1200 c. 1980s. Last seen with theses markings in the Dallas TX/Miami, Fla area c 1975. Tks

December 28, 2006 at 6:18 pm in reply to: Latin American Aviation #1259800

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Latin American Aviation

Latin American Air Wars is out! by Dan Hagedorn c. 2006.

p.s For those of you with deep interest in aviation across the pond/ South of the Border during the last 70 years this is the book! Dan at his best. Available in E-bay, Borders & Barnes & Nobles book stores.
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