Rhodesian Air Services

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Founded

1959

Hubs

None

Focus cities

Salisbury

Fleet size

Destinations

Domestic, Mozambique

Headquarters

Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia

Key people

Jack Malloch

Website

None

Rhodesian Air Services was an airline based in Southern Rhodesia in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

History

Rhodesian Air Services was formed by Jack Malloch in 1959 with one C-47 to operate a service between Salisbury, (now Harare), in then Southern Rhodesia, and Vilanculas - the closest Landing Strip on the Mozambique mainland to the popular holiday destination of Paradise Island just off the coast. This aircraft (VP-YRX) was lost in a crash at Salisbury on November 22, 1961 [1], and a second DC-3 (VP-YUU) was obtained. When the company ran into financial problems, the route and aircraft were acquired by Central African Airways in 1962.

Jack Malloch then formed Air Trans Africa. For the history thereafter, see the Air Trans Africa page.

Aircraft

C-47: VP-YRX (crashed Salisbury, 2 fatalities, 1 survivor)
C-47: Pionair conversion: VP-YUU (to Central African Airways)

Livery

Red fin with stylised white 'R' and a white semicircle on the trailing edge. Cheatline was blue with a seahorse below the cheatline on the nose.