Rhodesian Air Services

Rhodesian Air Services
IATA ICAO Callsign
RF
Founded 1960
Ceased operations 1965
Operating bases Salisbury Airport
Headquarters Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia

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. Headquartered in Salisbury, it operated scheduled and chartered passenger flights on regional routes.[1]

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]

Rhodesian Air Services fleet
Aircraft In fleet
de Havilland Dove
1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
2
Douglas DC-4
1
Total 4

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.

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. "Profile for: Rhodesian Air Services". AeroTransport Data Bank. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. "Rhodesian Air Services - RAS". www.timetableimages.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. "World Airline Survey". www.flightglobal.com. 1965-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. "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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