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  • January 4, 2005 at 9:20 pm in reply to: Small Airforces pics part II, including Flex' collection #2619232
    Chapin01
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    No offense taken, bro.

    Back in 1979 and 1980, a group of Fouga Magisters from El Salvador’s Air Force visited Guatemala for an airshow. Someone saw them, and assumed that these (three that flew) belonged to Guatemala.

    Letters to the editor, letters to authors, and still to this day and date, they keep repeating the same thing: The Guatemalan AF operates 3 (serial numbers match Salvadoran AF serials) Fouga Magisters… : )

    Same goes for so many others: Hillers, Aerotec Uirapurus, T-37s….

    This is fun, isn’t it? I like this stuff a lot. I co-run a webpage on latin american aviation (LAAHS).

    If I ever decypher how to upload photos to this forum, I could post a couple of that particular Twin Otter with AVCOM.

    Saludos,

    Tulio

    January 4, 2005 at 9:03 pm in reply to: Small Airforces pics part II, including Flex' collection #2619247
    Chapin01
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    Aviones Comerciales

    “Unless ‘Aviones Commerciales de Guatemala’ is a group of … now what is that fancy new word for merc******* …. oh yes … ‘Law enforcement contractors’ working for the DEA.”

    Aviones Comerciales (Callaway y Compania) is a small airline operating out of La Aurora Airport, in Guatemala. They have been in business for over 25 years, and their trade has been mostly transporting tourists and also oilfield personnel.

    The Department of State Air Wing, handles all kinds of aircraft support for drug erradication / interdiction.

    Before this guess about the Twin Otter becomes one of the “accepted truths” about Central American / South American aviation . . . I thought I’d let you know about AVCOM (Aviones Comerciales).

    Saludos!

    Tulio

    January 3, 2005 at 2:40 am in reply to: General Discussion #387437
    Chapin01
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    :confused: Why did they take the keys but not the car?

    Usually, they will let you get new keys for the car, and hope to catch it loaded and then steal the car. Or, if you have house keys in the car-key ring, then they will wait until you are away from home, and empty your house.

    These guys must have cased you for a while, and should know your routine by now.

    Be careful; change locks, if you can, have the locks in your car, changed too.

    I have heard of a case where the thieves even sent tickets to the opera to the house owners, and when they came back home, it was empty.

    Sorry to hear you had that bad experience.

    Saludos,

    Tulio in Texas

    December 14, 2004 at 8:45 pm in reply to: Small Airforces pics part II, including Flex' collection #2635539
    Chapin01
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    Hi, y’all!

    This is my first posting ever in this forum. I am interested in Latin American Aviation, and co-run a web site here:

    http://www.laahs.com

    Now, on the database on this thread:

    In your list of aircraft, two caught my attention:

    Guatemala: OH-58

    Honduras: P-3

    Guatemala does not operate OH-58s. The Bell Jet Rangers were acquired in the civilian market.

    Honduras does not have a P-3, it did operate Lockheed Electras as cargo/passenger.

    Saludos!

    Tulio

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