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Old 22nd Jun 2016, 08:52
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Lufthansa, pre-WW2, S. America?

I've just finished reading Ernest Gann's fabulous 'Fate is the Hunter" about his experiences flying DC2/3 etc pre-WW2. In this great book he mentions that at the start of WW2, the US Govt forced Lufthansa out of S America, and to compensate the govts of Brazil and other places, Uncle Sam gave them some nice new Lockheed Lodestars, some of which Gann flew down there. Does anyone know anything about this? It's a fascinating bit of history.
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