Viação Aérea Santos Dumont (VASD) was founded on January 18, 1944 and started service in February of 1945. The airlines fleet included two Consolidated PBY-5 Catalinas, and one Budd RB-1 Conestoga. The Catalinas flew northwards from Rio de Janeiro along the coastal route as far as Fortaleza, and the Budd flew southwards to Porto Alegre. The airline was absorbed by the Nacional Airline in April of 1952.
Identifier
NASM.2005.0069
Date
bulk 1945
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet ((2 folders))
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of eight photographs, an envelope, and an article from January 20, 1945, relating to the Brazilian airline, Viação Aérea Santos Dumont (VASD).
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
Viação Aérea Santos Dumont (VASD) Photographs and Newspaper Article, Accession 2005-0069, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.