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Summary

This collection consists of eleven black and white snapshots of Transportes Aereos Centro-Americanos (TACA) de Venezuela.

Biographical / Historical

Transportes Aereos Centro-Americanos (TACA) de Venezuela was founded on August 18, 1944. The establishment of the company was part of the plan to set up subsidiary TACA companies in all South American countries. In January of 1945 TACA de Venzuela, in cooperation with its sister company TACA de Colombia, opened nonstop service from Caracas to Bogota followed by expansion including direct service betwen Marachaibo to Bogota. By 1950, however, the TACA empire collapsed; the Venezuelan branch was liquidated and Linea Aeropostal Venezolana took over the routes.

Identifier

NASM.2019.0011

Date

circa 1947

Provenance

Unknown, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0011

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet (One folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of eleven black and white snapshots possibly taken by Ted Bazett, circa 1947. The images show the following: Venezuelan airports, including Maiquetia; aircraft, including TACA's Douglas DC-3s and a British West Indian Airways Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar; and unidentified pilots and personnel.

Arrangement note

No arrangment as there are just 11 photographs.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Transportes Aereos Centro-Americanos (TACA) de Venezuela Photographs, NASM.2019.0011, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Airlines

Douglas DC-3

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials