page_title: LATI (airline)
hierarchical_section_title: LATI (airline)
caption_attribution_description: English: Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 tri-motor airliner in USAAF service - Howard Field, Panama, 1942. This aircraft was acquired by the USAAF from the Italian Latin American Airline LATI which was seized in Chile by local government officials and provided to the squadron due to the severe shortage of USAAF transports in Central America. Although flown to Howard Field, the aircraft was not used for any operational missions.
context_page_description: LATI was an early transatlantic airline operating between Italy and South America between 1939 and 1941. Although the transatlantic service was permanently discontinued in December 1941 following the entry of the United States into World War II, the company continued to exist until 1956.
context_section_description: LATI (Linee Aeree Transcontinentali Italiane, "Italian Transcontinental Airlines") was an early transatlantic airline operating between Italy and South America between 1939 and 1941. Although the transatlantic service was permanently discontinued in December 1941 following the entry of the United States into World War II, the company continued to exist until 1956.
caption: Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.83 tri-motor airliner in USAAF service - Howard Field, Panama, 1942. This aircraft was acquired by the USAAF from the Italian Latin American Airline LATI, which was seized in Chile by local government officials in December 1941
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