Air Transport Charter
Air Transport Charter (C.I.) Limited was a Jersey based charter and cargo airline from 1947 to 1950.[1]
History
[edit]The company was formed in July 1946 to carry out passenger and cargo charters from the Channel Islands mainly to England. Operations were started in March 1947[2] but came to a halt on 31 October 1952. The 1950 takeover of fellow Island Air Charters, which had also operated schedules from 1947 to 1949, had not helped[3]. The airline's reputation had been damaged by two crashes, the worst being that of March 1951[4].
Fleet
[edit]The fleet consisted of the following aircraft types[5]:
- de Havilland Dragon Rapide Registered G-AIUL, G-AGWC, G-AJWC, G-AHPT, G-AJFK, G-AFFB
- Douglas DC-3 Registered G-AJBH, G-AJVZ, G-AJBG
- Miles Aerovan Registered G-AISE, G-AISF
Accidents and incidents
[edit]
- On 20 May 1948 a Douglas DC-3 cargo aircraft registered G-AJBG carrying fruit from Valence to Bovingdon, crashed into a tree while doing a circuit at Bovingdon at night and in low visibility[6]
- On 27 March 1951 a Douglas DC-3 cargo aircraft registered G-AJVZ en route from Ringway Airport, Manchester (England) to Nutts Corner Airport, Antrim, Northern Ireland, crashed shortly after take-off on a newspaper flight following the failure of the aircraft to gain altitude. There were four fatalities, two of the three crew on board and two of the three passengers.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Merton Jones 1972, p. 16
- ^ "Air-Charter Guide". Flight International: 504. 28 April 1949.
- ^ Merton Jones, A.C. (1976). British Independent Airlines since 1946. Maidenhead (U.K.): LAAS International and Merseyside Aviation Society. pp. 243–244. ISBN 0 902420 07 0.
- ^ Merton Jones, A.C. (1976). British Independent Airlines since 1946. Maidenhead (U.K.): LAAS International and Merseyside Aviation Society. p. 46. ISBN 0 902420 07 0.
- ^ Merton Jones, A.C. (1976). British Independent Airlines since 1946. Maidenhead (U.K.): LAAS International and Merseyside Aviation Society. p. 46. ISBN 0 902420 07 0.
- ^ description for G-AJBG at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
- ^ description for G-AJVZ at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
