The Argentine Flying Fortress: The Story of the Fma Ia-58 Pucará

by Santiago Rivas

In the 1960's guerrillas were operating in almost all Latin American countries, as well as in Africa and Asia, and the need of specialized weapons to fight them arose. The Argentine Air Force, seeing this threat grow, asked the FMA factory to produce a counterinsurgency airplane to equip the force, but also to offer on the international market. After several proposals were analyzed, a final product emerged, called the IA-58 Pucar?, a robust twin turboprop...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 139909792X
• ISBN13: 9781399097925
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Air World
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"