WEEKLY AIR INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

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• Publication Date: January 13, 1947
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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HEADJARTERS CARIBBEAN AIR COMMAND
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2
Albrook Field, Canal Zone
WEEKLY AIR INTELLIGENCE SU101ARY
13 January 1947
DI S'TI
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- A-2,
AAF (Master Stencil)
1
- S-2,
Rio Hato Air 113ase
4
G-2,
CDC
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- S-2,
Aibrook Field
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G..2,
PCD
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- S-2,
Howard Field
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- G-2,
Antilles Dept (10th ND)
1
- S-2,
France Field
7
- A 2, 6th Fighter Wing
1 each - M/A/Ats Argentina,
7
- A-2, 21#th Composite Wing
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Central
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- American Mmbassy, Panama
America, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay,
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- A-2, CAirU
Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
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- DMO, 15th Naval District
1 each M/At s Colombia, Ecuador
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- Air University - A-2
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the town of Esperanza, Province of 18anta'Fe-, will be expropriated by the
on of a civil airport, under
a~tthorityia of .81 'recent4novernmentcdecree. construction land value is placed at
64,95$.68 pesos ($16,2+0. U.S.). This airport will be the largest in
(1) 13 November One hundred hectares of ]sand, ten kilometers from
Santa Ye Province when completed,
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utlit Buenos Aires with, Salta and. Mendoza, with stops in Cordoba, Tucuman and
N1/A/A Argentina
(2) 13 November Z.O.N.D.A., announces the initiation of its
services to the west and northern sections of the country on 14 November,
It is one of the three Argentine mixed" companies formed in this country
for commercial, air transport, It will transport only mail and freight
until 9 December, thereafter, it will -ca'rr; passengers as well. Later
the company will operate four flights daily to Cordoba,. two to Mondoza,
and, five ,weekly to Salta. Ten X_3 plans 'for this service, which will
Sax ,Juan, have been purchased.
(3) .13 November -' Brigadier Juan ii.is GARItAI4E , Air Attache in
Canada, his also been assigned as Air Attache at the Argentine' Embassy
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Argentine delegate *to the International Civil Aviation
Argentina
Provi`sione1 Organization in Montreal has, been named by the Secretary of
Aeronautics asI'Lieutenant Jorge SIAMTAiOVICH OT, IVE1 IA. He* is relieved, as
Assistant,,Air Attache at the Argentine Embassy in Canada.
,planes, The '"Dove!' is equipped with two DeHavilland Gypsy ,?wen 7l
(~+) 13 November - The Argentine State Air Fleet I('AMA) , for use
_ ors feeder' 1iries, ie reported to have or ,ered twenty he favillan.d T'Dove"
'6f
A..2 COS~,I4 T This is a. six (6.) to eight (S passenger aircraft with a
gp'rice isa
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Office o the Assistant "'hief of Staff, A-2
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 will be used to carry air mail to Chile, Brazil, Africa, Asia.T "Jurope
u t ralasia, wit the except ion of J`anan, Hawai i, Guam end the
Philippi , the General Post Office announces. ThI e Afirst"mail was sent
to Chile, on 2 December. The first mail goes to '3razil on 5 December
and on 6 December the first mail starts. for Europe, Africa, Asia, and
(5) 4 December - Planes of the State Merchant Air Fleet F'AMA)
Australasia.
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Aviation Authority and will control the- safety features of co~rcial
Air Lines operating over Argentine territory. The office will carry
out inspections and will have the authority to ground aircraft.
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PTA/A Argentina
(6) 4 December - The Secretariat of Aviation has just created a
Oomm?rcial Air Dines inspection` Office. it will` be under the Civil
may be encountered in obtaining' honest competent and unprejudiced
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pdrsonnel for the job,
secretary of Aeronautics to "start ocpropriatiori of 15 hectares of land
.50 (U.S.) has
at TRENgUE LAUQUBN, *Buenos Aires, for an airport. "11,341
been .uthorized, for the purchase of this land which `is located five
kilometers Southeast of the,aity of Tronque Dauquen, w ich is located on
the airline between Buenos Asres, and Barileche.
(7) 4 December - A recent government deoree authorizes the
(9) 4 December - In Congressa proposal thn.t the Civil Aviation
Authority choose sites for the construction of airfields at each cith
and town of ,the country has been introduced by Nations L Deputy Guill rmo
MAMI'IN] Z GUE BO (Radical), The proposal is for the construction of
ten airfields in each province per annum, until such time as all towns
X0,000,000 pesos
and cities are so, equipped. The cost, estimated at
012,500,000. U.S.), would come from the profits the government makes on
ptyxchasing agricultural products at a fixed price and.' selling them in
foreign markets at' the world price,
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COMP TT; Congress is con sid Bring only pending s'sue's .t this special
session and those proposed b the .executive rower; this bill probably
will. not be taken up. Profits of more, than 100 0 on wheat and linseed
sales over, the fixed,price it,pays the pro,ucersis m,;Aeby the-government.
CHIT
.Air - Civil
(1) 19 December Pro-; o6ed Chilean Routes consist of the following:
Gruzeiro do Sul Although this Brazilian airline ha,s
signed reciprocal service agreement with LAN, there has
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been no definite date set for operation.cvuaxzy
it is believed that Oruzeirp do Sul will not find it
profitable to operate into Chile due to restrictions
imposed by the Argentine government.
Air France - Although Air France began their Buenos Aires -
Santiago service in mid-winter employing DcJ4ts, they were
forced. to abandon it a short. time later because the flight
was uneconomical due to the ry few passengers the plane
carried on their return because of Argentine restrictions
on picking up passengers in Buenos Aires. When Air France
found itself, unable to reach an agreement with the Chilean
go4ornmenf' on air mail rates, commercial flights were abandonc(i
on return to .France 21 August, l946.
Rol Dutch Air. Line (KLN) - Although Netherlands Minister
here has had discussions with the, foreign officers with
reference to the extension of I N to Santiago, apparently
little progress has resulted, It is believed that the
'Dutch seem to have me't the same Argentine barrier as the
$rezilian and French Air Lines.
Compania Sud-,Americana de VUores (CSAV) CSAV has pro-.
cux`?ed permit to operate internationally up the east coast
of South. America, but actual operations were far in the
future inasmuch` as their domestic status has yet to be
determined, The only pilot and chief of air organization
is the President i.s, son-in--law. Neither aircraft, personnel,
facilities or sufficient capital have yet been procured.
Linea'Aerea del 'acifico Ltda (LIPA) Although possessing
neither aircraft nor trained personnel, LIPA has been
authorized to carry cargo from Santiago to Mendoza and
'Buenos Aires and from Antofagasta east across the mountains
to Salta, Argentina. 1 omestic cabotagp still remains a
monopoly of LAN.
Co1QmbiEn TACA -- The only de:-nite indication of Colombian
TA.CA's plans toward Chile was furnished when a Chilean
Company, through its parent company in New York City, was
designated freight and passenger agent for TACA in Chile.
ACA has announced that they will commence Boota, Lima,
Santiago and Buenos Aires service in the near future, but
40 pilication has yet been made by this air line for
Chilean commission,
QO NT: The elongated rectangular shape of Chile furnishes
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pass near Mount Aconcagua. Other passes being" higher,
r;, ti],ized when d weather necessit't
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CUBA
:Air - Civ1,1
(l) 27 December -. Privileges which the Cuban Air Transport Company
Aerovias "Q' had been enjoying unofficially have now been legalized by
-These, special privileges inciu e:
Use of military pilots
additional, pay,
Use of.the Army airports Campo
fly A'rovias
Colombia.
T1 .t provi as n ~n
be- wholly Cuban owned.
That the directors and a,11 Qmployoes
members, be Cuban.
including "air- crew
That under.,no ctrcumstancoe will any foreigners be hired, even
under the title of "expert".
That vall the equipment and porsonnel of the company, remain at
the ,dispq ition of the Govornme of .m.
nt in the event of any emergency*
That the cor,pany facilitate f roe transport of Government
officials whenever necessary.
That the Chief of the Cuban Air Corps have at all time the
right to control the flights,of all Aerovias "q," aircraft, including
inspection of passengers,, cargo, employees,", and crew.
the Minister o f. Defense to PSny other Cuban Company which fulfills the same
requirements, but only after approval of the I'tat_ional Transport Commission
The decree. also states, that the same authorization may be granted by
and. the Chief of Staff of the Army.
of U, S. owned or controlled airlines in Cuba. This subs,idized and especially
privileged national airline now en joys many competitive advantages over
CQMtt' 1T: This decree will have considerable effect anon the future operations
cop.panies not so ;protected and hided,
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Advantages to the Cuban Air Corps will be considerable, as it operates
under a very limited budget and therefore is financially unable to give
its pilots much heavy equipment training.
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HAITI
Air -.,General
(1) 7 December - The aircraft described as a surplus C.-60 of in6.eo
terminate ownership in W.A,I,S, 23 December, has been found to be the
property of Mr. Arturo 1 endez, He stated that the plane wa.s a Lockheed
C-~5O-6 which had been purchased from the War Assets Administration in
San Juan, Puerto Rico by Mr; Henry G. Wolf for 15,000. Mr. Wolf then
'sold the aircraft to Mr; Mendez for $6, 000 on 28 October.1946.
Mendez denied having even considered selling this plane to
Col. Percy-Luna.
COMMENT: The Haitian Government is aware of all the facts but has not
yet decided what to do, Since the U, S. State Department has. requested
that Haiti hold the plane until all. details are clarified, it is possible
that it will, be detained until it, is officially ascertained that there is
no connection between the rumored Dominican Revolt and, the subject airplane,
As yet the Haitian Government has no legislation which deals with un-
registered aircraft but the,Q},rdo d'Haiti has already recommended that if
the a}rplane in question was intended to take part in the Dominican revolt,
it be confiscated and given to the embryo Haitian Air Force.
(-1) xi/A Haiti
MEXICO
Air - Civil
(1} 1g December - The only surplus airplanes being sold in Mexico
other than Ithose of U, S. origin are Canadian, Only Avro "Ansons" have
been sold ujj to now according to available records. It is estimated
that 25 to 50 "Ansons." have been sold in Mexico, . (B_2) Recently, how-
ever, Mr. John J. Gallagher, President of "Aero Transportes del Surosto,
,S, A,," has purchased from Canada 100"Ansons", which he has offered for
sale in all Latin America, The percentage of these that will be sold in
Mexico is unknown,
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M /A/4 Mexico
OOMI T: Although all other fields of aviation in Mexico prefer American
equipment, -the "Ansons" find a market because of the small operating cost
which makes this airplane advantageous to small one owner cargo lines.
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 (2) 4 December - Nxtensive co,xerage by the Mexico City prubl, 'was
roar future. t
of American ,irlinos de IdexicQ -told Offi.,cer of tha_._.Ei baesy that it is
hoped to make this take-off procedure standard for our o aircraft in the
flight in Latin America to use, this,., auaci,liary take.-off power, an official
given to ,the demonstration flights on December 2 and 3 of a DC-I+ equipped
with JATO (Jet-assisted take-off), Reported to be the first commercial
for take-off,
"the The first test was made without any load aboard. After attaining
a gp,oed.of S.1 miles -,)er.hour r: the pilot turned on the auxiliary mower. and
pulled back on the controls. The aircraft climbed at an angle of a;,pprox-
im 'at"" 0ly )+5 degrees and the ,air speed was- increased to about 130 miles per
hour. The jet assist was of 12 second's duration, and the plane had
500 foot of altitude when it crossed the airport boundary. The actual
take--off was only 21000 -feet, at an altitude of over 79300 feet above
et-a level. n?terms of power, the four jot cylinders added 1+00 h.p.
to the 5800hp, of the engines, thus ;_?iving, in effect, a fifth motor
Froa,a cargo standpoint, the JATO equipment increased the pay-
cargo
d of tiie aircraft at this altitude from 16,500 pounds to 18,500 pounds.
On iecambor 3, the DO-I+, employing JATO and loaded with nine and one-half
tons, of b?nanas, took off from the Mexico City Central Air,' ort for a
nonstop flight to Now York City, on a flight plan calling fo.r a, 170 mile
per hour cruising speed.
'rho JATO take off is particularly suited to oper .tions at this
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altitude and "When made standard 1)roceduro should. decrease the ton-mild
cost,, of. air freight. It is also conceivable that this equipment might.
be used for,passenger ?lanes, for the pilot indicated that he experienced
ito sudden thrust of power, but rather a gradual acceleration similar to an,
'iidraf t.
Yil itarr
(1) . commanded by' Capitan de Corbeta Diego Mujica Naranjo H., the
Mexican Naval A. r Force co sists of:`one squadron of four .04) pilots,
11, stationed at Veracruz, Veracruz. Late inform.tion gives the airplane
strength as seven' (7) aircraft, of the following types: AT-6,.s,
-111 s, and OS2UI s (Kingfisher). Mexican Naval Air Force duties are
similar to those of th.o'.aviation branch of the. U, $.' Coast Cruard
COIOI N' :- Because of , the high attrition rate of pilots to the civil
aviation corgi;%anios, the naval ;2ilot strength is not erected to exceed
bight or ten ,for any Great length of time.- The Mexican Na.va.l Air Force
.
is ancleavorin, to purchase a surplus iT!vy T , l referab] y of the am-.
phibious type. No such purchase,. however, is expected in the near future.
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at prices between $1500 and $2500, (U.. .),
Alr -7, Gene
(1) 20 December .- Through information obtained from the Air Att
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in Q u ay, General MI(a0 was informed of the availability of Howard UC-70
aircraft at Camden,, N+ 1'. and Cimarron, Oklahoma? The, IIC-.70's are listed,
44- n cessa.ry to the continuance of maintenance on hand in Paraguay.
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.Angel CASCO_MIRA1~,A to the United States to inspect the five British
gue
. s'n plus Stinson ""Rel iant s" ($11+, 200 (U. S.) each) mentioned in W.A.I.S.
dated JarAuary 1947. Lt. CASCO MIRANDA will also check the Howard
aircraft to determine their suitability and will carry a list of equip..
m4
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Qeneral MIGONM revealed that he had decided to
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,"S: Lt. CASCO MIRANDA attended school in the TT_ S
in 194)4 and
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igh caliper officer.
. -~~. COI1 +NT; Some pertinent performance figures and specifications between
the Howard UC,-70 and the Stinson "Reliant" are listed below:
`Iowa rd UC-70
an _ 3g+
,:Lepgth 2'5f
Place -- 5
-x+50atT.0,
Cruise - 190 MPH at 12,0001
Landing k)'e ed - 61 MPH
a e - 1250 miles'
Service.Cq sing - 21,500'
e ght xr ty, - 2700 lbs
.Gross 4350 lbs
Ptinson R r ,I .NTj UC~.$I
5,),an 41'
Length - 27'
Place - 5
H.P. 450 at T.O.
Cruise - 170 MPH at S.L.
Landing Speed -- 62 MPH
Range - 600 miles
Service Ceiling - 21,000'
Weight Dmpty .. 30+0 lbs
4,ross _?+65o lbs
JOHPT C. MARCHANT
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