Rhodesian_Air_Services

Rhodesian Air Services

Rhodesian Air Services

Defunct airline

Rhodesian Air Services (RAS) was an airline from Southern Rhodesia (today's Zimbabwe, until 1963 part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland) from 1960 to 1965. Formed by Jack Malloch and headquartered in Salisbury, it operated scheduled and chartered passenger flights on regional routes.[1]

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Route network

In 1965, RAS offered scheduled flights to the following destinations in Southern Rhodesia:[2]

Fleet

Upon closure, the Rhodesian Air Services fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[3]

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The livery consisted of a red tail with a stylized white 'R', a white semicircle on the trailing edge and a blue cheatline. A seahorse was painted on the nose.[citation needed]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 22 November 1961, a Rhodesian Air Services Douglas C-47 Skytrain (registered VP-YRX) crashed near Salisbury Airport, killing two of the three occupants that had intended to fly the aircraft to Livingstone.[4] Shortly after take-off, an engine problem had been encountered, which the pilot had failed to address properly so that control was lost.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Profile for: Rhodesian Air Services". AeroTransport Data Bank. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. [2]
    "Rhodesian Air Services - RAS". www.timetableimages.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. [3]
    "World Airline Survey". www.flightglobal.com. 1965-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. [4]
    "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) VP-YRX Salisbury Airport (HRE)".
  5. [5]
    "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) VP-YRX Salisbury Airport (HRE)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
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