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'''SACO''', ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[acronym]]: ''Servicio Aéreo Colombiano'') was a [[Colombia]]n [[airline]]. SACO changed its name to [[Avianca]] which still operates to this day. |
'''SACO''', ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[acronym]]: ''Servicio Aéreo Colombiano'') was a [[Colombia]]n [[airline]]. In [[1940]], SACO merged with ''Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo'' (SCADTA) and changed its name to [[Avianca]] which still operates to this day. |
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On [[24 June]] [[1935]], a [[Ford Trimotor]] of the Columbian Air Service (''Servicio Aéreo Colombiano'', or SACO) crashed with another Ford Trimotor of the Colombo-German Air Transport Society (''Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo'', or [[SCADTA]]) in [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]. Fifteen people were killed including the world famous tango singer [[Carlos Gardel]]. |
On [[24 June]] [[1935]], a [[Ford Trimotor]] of the Columbian Air Service (''Servicio Aéreo Colombiano'', or SACO) crashed with another Ford Trimotor of the Colombo-German Air Transport Society (''Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo'', or [[SCADTA]]) in [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]. Fifteen people were killed including the world famous tango singer [[Carlos Gardel]]. |
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| Fleet size | See Avianca | ||||||
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| Destinations | See Avianca | ||||||
| Parent company | SACO | ||||||
| Headquarters |  Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||
| Website | www.avianca.com | ||||||
SACO, (Spanish acronym: Servicio Aéreo Colombiano) was a Colombian airline. In 1940, SACO merged with Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo (SCADTA) and changed its name to Avianca which still operates to this day.
On 24 June 1935, a Ford Trimotor of the Columbian Air Service (Servicio Aéreo Colombiano, or SACO) crashed with another Ford Trimotor of the Colombo-German Air Transport Society (Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo, or SCADTA) in Medellín, Colombia. Fifteen people were killed including the world famous tango singer Carlos Gardel.