Jamair
| Founded | 1946 |
|---|---|
| Ceased operations | 1977 |
| Headquarters |  Calcutta, India |
Jamair was a privately owned non-scheduled charter airline based in Calcutta, India.
History
Jamair was formed in 1946 by James B Muff, a former Chief Engineer at China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) and Eddie Quinn, a radio operator and pilot with CNAC. They were backed by Maharajah Jam Sahib of Nawanagar. They bought out the Maharajah's interests in the business and moved to Calcutta in 1948 from where Jamair operated air supply missions to Agartala, Silichar and three other airstrips in the North East Frontier and Assam[1] as well as a Calcutta-Bombay scheduled service. After nationalisation of internal routes in August 1953, Jamair reverted to being a private charter company until 1977, when it ceased operations upon the death of Mr. Muff at Calcutta.
Incidents and accidents
- December 7, 1961: A Douglas C-47A (registration VT-AZV) operated by Jamair crashed on takeoff from Amritsar, India due to fuel starvation and pilot error; both pilots survived, but the aircraft was written off.[2]
- On December 5, 1970, Douglas C-47A VT-CZC crashed shortly after take-off from Safdarjung Airport,[3] New Delhi following an engine failure. The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight. Five of the sixteen people on board were killed.[4]
- On 26 March 1971, Douglas C-47A VT-ATT crashed into a hill near Hashimara whilst on a flight from Guwahati Airport to Bagdogra Airport. All 15 people on board were killed.[5]
Fleet
The fleet consisted of 3 Douglas DC-3 aircraft.[1]
References
- ^ a b "World Airline Directory". Flight International. 9 April 1977.
- ^ Accident description for VT-AZV at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
- ^ "1942 USAAF Serial Numbers (42-91974 to 42-110188)". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "VT-CZC Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
