Latin American Aviation
Curtiss Condor Folks:
Mexican T-32 Curtiss Condors confiscated at poss Veracruz, Mexico c. 1940s before being shipped to Europe. (Poss Spain).
Latin American Aviation
F4U Folks:
F4U-4 FAH 614/Buno 96995, C/N 9149 in one of a kind gull grey scheme. c. 1970s. Toncontin, Honduras
Latin American Aviation
Douglas Invader B-26B FAG 420. Poss La Aurora. Guatemala. C. 1960s. Notice the “gull grey” scheme of this aircraft. Photo via D. Celada.
Latin American Aviation
The beginnings of Cuban Aviation. Jose Marti Airport c. 1929. Via C/w.com
p.s Aircraft in foreground a poss Curtiss-Robin.
Latin American Aviation
PAA Sikorsky S-38 at St. Lorenzo Port. Southern Honduras. c. 1930s. Charles Lindberg made several flights on the S-38 surveying possible aerial routes in Central/South America. c. 1930s. Photo C/w.com
Latin American Aviation
SkyRaider3D:
In the meantime a P-47N in FAG Scheme! Somewhere Guatemala c. 1954. FAG 0568 was a poss XPuerto Rican ANG c. 1954. Photo FAG via D.C
Latin American Aviation
SkyRaider3D:
The picture below shows a FAG Ryan #25 with a poss 6 point star. We are trying to get a better resolution of this picture to confirm it. In addition, it now appears that the 6 point star was used on FAG aircraft during pre- WW-II era and the 5 point after WW II. Photo FAG Archives c. 1939. TNT Honduras. via D.C
Latin American Aviation
Skyraider3D:
Pictured below is another Ryan STM with an alleged Guatemalan AF scheme. Picture c.1938 somewhere in St Diego, Calif during testing flights.
The criteria used by LAAHS.com to ID this particular aircraft as one of the Guatemalan AF samples is weak. It relies solely on the star diagram on the wings. In addition, none of these aircraft are shown in country showing any armament. We are still digging the origen of the 6 point star.
Latin American Aviation
Skyraider3D:
We did some digging about the P-47 Razorbacks in Latin America.
At least one sample was exported to the Bolivian AF. The earlier model P-47D AAF 42-8205. It never flew with Bolivian AF & ended-up as gate guardian Reg BAF 007. This particular sample came back to the U.S c.1970s and flies regularly in the U.S. It is on display at the Museum of Flight. Seattle. WA. Photo C. Gardner.
The second poss P-47 Razorback went to Brazil c. 1944. S/N 41-6037. Brazilian AF 4103. Ended-up in in a technical school in Brazil c. 1967. Ref. P-47 T-Bolt Book. The Final Chapter via D.P. Hagedorn. c. 1990s.
All for now!!
A Fokker 227 similar to the one below, Uruguayan AF (FAU) #571 crashed on the Chilean Andes c. Oct-1972. The sample below was used in the movie “ALIVE” c. 1992. East Coast USA. Photo Via DPH.
Latin American Aviation
A classic Ryan STM Guatemalan AF (FAG) #31. Somewhere Guatemala. c.1939. Photo via E. Cassagneres.
Moroccan AF T-28 Fennecs
Pictured below is one of the X Moroccan AF T-28 Fennec samples confiscated at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida believed to be bound for Nicaragua also. Photo DPH via C/w.com
p.s Reg ——>HR-228A
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