Lowell Yerex
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Lowell Yerex was born in New Zealand
, and attended Valparaiso University
in Valparaiso, Indiana
United States.
He graduated from Valparaiso University
in 1916. He volunteered for the British Royal Flying Corps
in 1917, was shot down over France and spent four months in a German prisoner-of-war camp.
In 1931, he founded Transportes Aéreos Centro Americanos, but was forced out at the end of 1945. He went on to found British West Indian Airways
in Trinidad and Tobago
in 1940, at the invitation of Lady Young, wife of Trinidad and Tobago’s new governor Sir Hubert Winthrop Young.
In 1941, he founded Aerovias Brasil
in Rio de Janeiro
. After several mergers and acquisitions, the successor companies were eventually acquired by VARIG
in 1961.
He was born in Wellington, New Zealand and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and attended Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...
in Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso is a city in and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 31,730 at the 2010 census, making it the 2nd largest city in Porter County.-History:...
United States.
He graduated from Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...
in 1916. He volunteered for the British Royal Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...
in 1917, was shot down over France and spent four months in a German prisoner-of-war camp.
In 1931, he founded Transportes Aéreos Centro Americanos, but was forced out at the end of 1945. He went on to found British West Indian Airways
BWIA West Indies Airways
BWIA West Indies Airways Limited, known locally as "B-wee", was the national airline of Trinidad and Tobago. BWIA was, at the end of its operations, the largest airline operating out of the Caribbean, operating direct services to the USA, Canada, and the UK...
in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
in 1940, at the invitation of Lady Young, wife of Trinidad and Tobago’s new governor Sir Hubert Winthrop Young.
In 1941, he founded Aerovias Brasil
Aerovias Brasil
Empresa de Transportes Aéreos Aerovias Brasil S/A was a Brazilian airline founded in 1942. It was merged into Varig in 1961, when Varig bought the Consórcio Real-Aerovias-Nacional, of which Aerovias Brasil was one of the partners.-History:...
in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. After several mergers and acquisitions, the successor companies were eventually acquired by VARIG
Varig
VARIG was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990 it was Brazil's leading and almost only international airline...
in 1961.
He was born in Wellington, New Zealand and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina.