Latin Carga (legally ''Latinoamericana Aerea de Carga'') was a

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that operated from 1963 to 1980. It operated different types of aircraft, from turboprops to jetliners.

History

The airline began flying in 1963, as Tigres Voladores (Flying Tigers). In 1972, the airline changed its name to ''Latin Carga''.

Destinations

* ** Oranjestad (

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) * **

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) * ** Kingston (

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) * **

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Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

( Simon Bolivar International Airport) Hub **

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Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional del Caribe "Santiago Mariño", ) is an airport west-southwest of Porlamar, the largest city on Isla Margarita, an island in the state of Nueva Esparta in Venezuela. ...

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( Cacique Aramare Airport)

Fleet

The airline operated a number of different aircraft: *1 Convair CV-880 *11

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Douglas DC-6A The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with th ...

Douglas DC-6B The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with ...

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Incidents and accidents

*On December 5, 1972, a

(registered YV-C-TGE), flying from Kingston to

, was damaged beyond repair when it force landed in trees, 10 kilometers from

. All 3 crew members were not injured. *On November 3, 1980, a

Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crash The Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crash happened on November 3, 1980 at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela. Latin Carga was a Venezuelan cargo airline. Most of the airline's aircraft were small turbo-props. However, it ...

ed on take-off from Simon Bolivar International Airport, resulting in the deaths of 4 occupants, and total destruction of the aircraft. The aircraft involved (registered YV-145C) had flown from 1962 to January 1974 for

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of the United States and was retired by that airline, then sold to Latin Carga in 1979.

References

Airlines established in 1963 Airlines disestablished in 1980 Defunct cargo airlines Defunct airlines of Venezuela 1980 disestablishments in Venezuela Venezuelan companies established in 1963 {{Venezuela-airline-stub

History

Destinations

Fleet

Incidents and accidents

See also

References