{{Short description|Airline of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)}} {{Infobox airline | airline=Rhodesian Air Services | image = Rhodesian Air Services Logo.svg | image_size = 200px | alt = | caption = The logo used by the Rhodesian Air Services on the tail fin of their aircraft. | fleet_size= | destinations= | IATA=RF | ICAO= | callsign= | founded= 1960 | ceased=1965 | headquarters=Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia|key_people= | hubs= | bases=Salisbury Airport | website= }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Rhodesian+Air+Services&where=57048&luck=|title=Profile for: Rhodesian Air Services|website=AeroTransport Data Bank|access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref>
==Route network== In 1965, RAS offered scheduled flights to the following destinations in Southern Rhodesia:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/rf6501.htm|title=Rhodesian Air Services - RAS|website=www.timetableimages.com|access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref> *Bulawayo - Bulawayo Airport *Chiredzi - Buffalo Range Airport *Fort Victoria *Salisbury - Salisbury Airport '''(base)''' *Triangle
==Fleet== Upon closure, the Rhodesian Air Services fleet consisted of the following aircraft:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1965/1965%2520-%25202172.html?search=rhodesian%2520air%2520services|title=World Airline Survey|date=1965-04-15|website=www.flightglobal.com|access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ Rhodesian Air Services fleet |- !Aircraft !In fleet |- |de Havilland Dove |{{center|1}} |- |Douglas C-47 Skytrain |{{center|2}} |- |Douglas DC-4 |{{center|1}} |- !Total !4 |} {{citation needed span|date=February 2013|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== *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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19611122-0|title = ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) VP-YRX Salisbury Airport (HRE)}}</ref> Shortly after take-off, an engine problem had been encountered, which the pilot had failed to address properly so that control was lost.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19611122-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) VP-YRX Salisbury Airport (HRE)|last=|first=|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref>
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Category:Airlines of Rhodesia Category:Airlines established in 1960 Category:Airlines disestablished in 1965