Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes
Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes (TABA) was a Brazilian airline founded in 1945. In 1950 it was incorporated by Lóide Aéreo Nacional. History TABA (from Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes) was founded in 1945 by Alberto Martins Torres, a former pilot of the Brazilian Air Force. Originally the airline was called Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica and revenue was based on the transportation of rubber to Belém. However, even before starting its services, the market for rubber changed, prices dropped and operation on that basis became unviable. For this reason the owner requested that the Brazilian authorities change its authorized routes for the trunk route Rio de Janeiro / Porto Alegre. Since it would not operate in the Amazon Basin anymore, the name was changed to Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes in order to maintain the acronym. In 1948 the airline started its services from Rio de Janeiro to Laguna using its Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina aircraft. Later, the route was ext ...
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Alberto Martins Torres
Alberto Martins Torres (Norfolk, 10 December 1919 – São Paulo, 30 December 2001) was a Brazilian aviator, born in the United States. He served with the 1st Brazilian Fighter Squadron The 1st Fighter Aviation Group ( Portuguese: ''1º Grupo de Aviação de Caça'', ''1st GAvCa'') is the first fighter aviation group of the Brazilian Air Force, well known for having participated in the Second World War in the Italian Campaign a ..., which operated with the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy during the World War II, Second World War. References

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