Central and Latin America Database

Central and Latin America Database
Caribbean MiGs
An exclusive report from a visit to a trully exotic Museum of Cuban Air Force
Apr 29, 2006, 01:23

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Mexican Naval Mil Mi-17s
An exclusive insight into Mil Mi-17s in service with Mexican Naval Aviation.
Aug 13, 2005, 02:13

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Aztec Rotors - Helicopters of Mexican Air Force
An exclusive and in-depth review of helicopters in service with Mexican Air Force
Apr 13, 2005, 23:02

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Fuerza Aerea Colombiana
An in-depth analysis of the Colombian Air Force, its history, current force structure, procurrement plans, and order of battle.

Sep 1, 2003, 17:25

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Forca Aerea Brasileira
An in-depth insight into the Brazilian Air Force, its current structure, procurrement plans, and order of battle.
Sep 1, 2003, 17:21

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Drug-Busting Operations Air-to-Air Victories
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the pilots of different Central- and Latin American nations during various Drug-Busting operations
Sep 1, 2003, 17:07

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Central & South American Air-to-Air Victories
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the Central and South American pilots during various conflicts since 1945
Sep 1, 2003, 17:03

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Cuban Air-to-Air Victories
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the Cuban pilots since 1961
Sep 1, 2003, 16:59

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Peru vs. Ecuador; Alto-Cenepa War, 1995
Detailed history of the fierce air war between Peru and Ecuador in the jungles south of the Cordillera del Condor mountains, with additional information from the ACIG.org forum
Sep 1, 2003, 16:13

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Venezuelan Coup Attempt, 1992
Tom Cooper and Juan Sosa report exclusively about the backgrounds and the flow of 1992 Coup-attempt in Venezuela, during which the Venezuelan Air Force split into two laguers: one loyal to the government, and the other leading the rebellion against it.
Sep 1, 2003, 15:56

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Panama, 1989; Operation "Just Cause"
Short history of US intervention in Panama, in December 1989
Sep 1, 2003, 13:13

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Grenada, 1983: Operation "Urgent Fury"
Short history of the US intervention on Grenada, in October 1983
Sep 1, 2003, 12:57

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El Salvador, 1980-1992
The Civil War in El Salvador, which savaged this small country with population of only five million people in the 1980s, was one of the fiercest and bloodiest insurgencies ever. The air war was intensive as well, and the airpower played a major role. Nevertheless this conflict remains one of the poorest researched air wars after 1945.
Sep 1, 2003, 12:29

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Nicaragua, 1980-1988
This in-depth and exclusive insight into the air warfare over Nicaragua reaches back to the early years of the 20th Century, but mainly concentrates on the period of the civil war fought in the 1980s, which saw intensive US involvement.
Sep 1, 2003, 12:07

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El Salvador vs Honduras, 1969: The 100-Hour War
This article is based on the feature originally supplied by Mario E. Overall, and also published on the website of the Latin American Aviation History Society (LAAHS.com), which details the combat farewell for two legendary fighter types from the WWII
Sep 1, 2003, 11:48

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Cuban Crisis, 1962: ORBATs and OPLANs
Summary of known details about OrBats and OPLANs for US, Soviet and Cuban units involved in the Cuban Crisis, as of October 1962.
Sep 1, 2003, 11:46

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Clandestine US Operations: Cuba, 1961, Bay of Pigs
Short overview of air combats caused by the US clandestine operations against Cuba, in April 1961
Sep 1, 2003, 11:28

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Argentina, 1955-1965
During a whole series of military coups - but also skirmishes with Chile - in the 1950s and 1960s, all three flying branches of the Argentinean military played a dominant role, flying dozens of combat sorties and even clashing in several air-to-air combats.
Sep 1, 2003, 11:26

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Guatemala since 1954
The ruthless and bloody, 30-years long, civil war in Guatemala - the effects of which are very much felt in this country until today - began actually in 1954, with the US intervention againt democraticaly ellected government of President Arbenz. The later action in turn set up a precedent case for many similar clandestine US operations in Latin America and elsewhere.
Sep 1, 2003, 11:25

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Costa Rican Civil Wars: 1948 & 1955
Costa Rica, known foremost as one of few peaceful and historically democratic countries in Latin America, also saw two coup attempts that included use of air power.
Sep 1, 2003, 11:20

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Dominican Republic since 1945
An exclusive story about the viollent history of Air Force of Dominican Republic.
Sep 1, 2003, 11:19

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