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Mar 26, 2022

Silver Birds

My latest acquisition has arrived and sits on its display shelf. The model in question is an American Airlines 767-200 by Dragon Wings....

Mar 16, 2022

Viasa 742: 53rd Anniversary of the Grano de Oro Disaster

Today is the 53rd anniversary of the terrible crash of Viasa’s flight 742, operated by Avensa, which happened as a brand new DC-9-32...

Mar 15, 2022

Viasa 742: A 53 Años de la Tragedia de Grano de Oro

Hoy se cumplen 53 años del terrible accidente del vuelo 742 de Viasa operado por Avensa, que ocurrió cuando el DC-9-32 YV-C-AVD despegaba...

Mar 9, 2022

Remembering When A380 9H-MIP did a Short Tour in Venezuela

In 1972 Viasa became the first Latin American airline to operate the 747-200, then the largest passenger airplane in the world. In July...

Mar 9, 2022

Recordando al Primer A380 que Visitó Venezuela

En 1972 Venezuela se convirtió en el primer país de Latinoamérica en contar con una aerolínea que ofreciera servicios en el Boeing...

Mar 7, 2022

Tales from a Naive Collector: TriStar Crisis

The picture above shows two 1:400 Pan Am L1011-500s. The one on the left is N504PA Clipper National Eagle, released by Blue Box in 2006....

Feb 24, 2022

Actualizado: Reunión con Pilotos de Viasa, Octubre 2020

El primer relato de esta reunión fue publicado en el grupo de Facebook "Aviación Venezolana en Retrospectiva 3" el 31 de octubre del...

Feb 20, 2022

Viasa 747s in 1:400 - Part 2, N749WA

With the recent release of KLM/Viasa 747-200 PH-BUG by Phoenix Models, the total number of Viasa 747s in 1:400 scale became four: two...

Feb 11, 2022

Viasa 747s in 1:400 - Part 1, PH-BUG

Recently, Phoenix Models announced the release of KLM's PH-BUG in its split livery with Viasa from the early seventies. This brings the...

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