Tigres Voladores / Latin Carga

  1963 to 1980

  Venezuela

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TYPE: Cargo airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Venezuela

OTHER NAMES: Tigres Voladores (1963-1972), Latin Carga (1972-1980) (name change)

Tigres Voladores started in 1963 as an all-cargo airline. In 1972, it changed its name to Latin Carga, short for Latinoamericana Aerea de Carga. It also did business as LOAD Latin.

Latin Carga closed down in 1980.

[not to be confused with Tigres Voladores, a 1950's Mexican airline which also operated Commandos]

August 1962* to 1977*

Tigres Voladores & Latin Carga operated 7 Commandos, all as cargo aircraft.

• Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando: YV-C-TGH / YV-140C
• Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando: YV-C-TGA
• Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando: YV-C-TGI / YV-141C
• Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando: YV-C-TGC / YV-142C, YV-C-TGD / YV-143C
• Curtiss R5C-1 Commando: YV-C-TGF