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The '''Colombian Air Service''' ({{lang-es|'''S'''ervicio '''A'''éreo '''Co'''lombiano}}), or '''SACO''', was an early [[Colombia]]n [[airline]]. Founded in 1933, in 1940 SACO merged with the Colombo-German Air Transport |
The '''Colombian Air Service''' ({{lang-es|'''S'''ervicio '''A'''éreo '''Co'''lombiano}}), or '''SACO''', was an early [[Colombia]]n [[airline]]. Founded in 1933, in 1940 SACO merged with the Colombo-German Air Transport Company (''Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aéreos'', or [[SCADTA]]); the new company was named [[Avianca]] (''Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia'').<ref>Burden, William Armistead Moale. ''The Struggle for Airways in Latin America'' (reprint), p.73. Arno Press, New York, 1977. {{ISBN|0-405-09716-6}}</ref> Avianca still operates to this day, and claims SCADTA's history as its own, thus making it the second-oldest airline in the world. |
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On 24 June 1935, a [[Ford Trimotor]] of SACO collided during take off with another Ford Trimotor of SCADTA at [[Medellín]], Colombia. Fifteen people were killed, including the world-famous tango singer [[Carlos Gardel]].<ref>[http://www.todotango.com/english/gardel/cronicas/medellin.html Todotango.com page describing the collision resulting in the death of Carlos Gardel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120154904/http://www.todotango.com/ENGLISH/gardel/cronicas/medellin.html |date=2008-11-20 }} retrieved 28 December 2008.</ref> |
On 24 June 1935, a [[Ford Trimotor]] of SACO collided during take off with another Ford Trimotor of SCADTA at [[Medellín]], Colombia. Fifteen people were killed, including the world-famous tango singer [[Carlos Gardel]].<ref>[http://www.todotango.com/english/gardel/cronicas/medellin.html Todotango.com page describing the collision resulting in the death of Carlos Gardel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120154904/http://www.todotango.com/ENGLISH/gardel/cronicas/medellin.html |date=2008-11-20 }} retrieved 28 December 2008.</ref> |
Revision as of 23:41, 10 December 2018
Founded | 1933 |
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Ceased operations | 1940 (merged to form Avianca) |
Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia |
The Colombian Air Service (Spanish: Servicio Aéreo Colombiano), or SACO, was an early Colombian airline. Founded in 1933, in 1940 SACO merged with the Colombo-German Air Transport Company (Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aéreos, or SCADTA); the new company was named Avianca (Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia).[1] Avianca still operates to this day, and claims SCADTA's history as its own, thus making it the second-oldest airline in the world.
On 24 June 1935, a Ford Trimotor of SACO collided during take off with another Ford Trimotor of SCADTA at Medellín, Colombia. Fifteen people were killed, including the world-famous tango singer Carlos Gardel.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Burden, William Armistead Moale. The Struggle for Airways in Latin America (reprint), p.73. Arno Press, New York, 1977. ISBN 0-405-09716-6
- ^ Todotango.com page describing the collision resulting in the death of Carlos Gardel Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 28 December 2008.