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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

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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.

Topics

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States

Air travel

Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina

Budd RB-1 Conestoga

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

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