West African Airways Corporation
| West African Airways Corporation | |
|---|---|
| IATA code : | WT |
| ICAO code : | |
| Call sign : | |
| Founding: | 1946 |
| Operation stopped: | 1958 |
| Seat: | Ikeja , Nigeria |
| Home airport : | Murtala Mohammed International Airport (Nigeria) |
| Fleet size: | |
| Aims: | regional |
| West African Airways Corporation ceased operations in 1958. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
The West African Airways Corporation (WAAC) was a joint airline of the four British colonies in West Africa , ie the Gambia , Gold Coast (now Ghana ), Nigeria and Sierra Leone .
WAAC was headquartered in Ikeja, Nigeria, and had a hub at Murtala Mohammed International Airport .
history
The company was founded in 1946 and began flight operations a year later. A, September 30, 1958, the WAAC was liquidated after all other states except Nigeria had founded their own flag carriers . Nigeria continued the company as WAAC Nigeria and later developed Nigeria Airways from this .
Fleet and destinations
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WAAC was the first airline in the world to use Handley Page marathons commercially. The following aircraft were also used:
- Boeing 377
- Bristol Freighter, Wayfarer
- De Havilland DH.104 Dove
- De Havilland DH.114 Heron
- Douglas DC-3
In addition to national flights in the owner states Ghana and Nigeria, regional flights between the states as well as to the Ivory Coast , Cameroon , Liberia and Sudan were offered.
Incidents
- On July 27, 1951, a West African Airways Corporation's Bristol 170 Freighter 21E ( aircraft registration number VR-NAX ) was irreparably damaged in an accident while approaching Kaduna Airport . The reason was lack of fuel. None of the inmates was killed.
- On February 5, 1955, a West African Airways Corporation (VR-NAD) Bristol 170 Freighter 21E crashed from an altitude of 1200 meters while flying from Enugu to Calabar . The reason was the structural failure of the left wing. None of the 13 inmates survived the crash into a densely forested hill area.
See also
Web links
- Former flight plans of the WAAC (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ COMMONWEALTH AIR SERVICES . (pdf) In: Flight . August 27, 1954, p. 265. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ CIVIL AVIATION ... - AIRLINE FOR GHANA? . (pdf) In: Flight . March 1, 1957, p. 288. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ A b Geoffrey Dorman: WEST AFRICAN WAYFARINGS . (pdf) In: Flight . July 13, 1951, p. 38ff. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ Nigeria Year Book 1962 . Daily Times of Nigeria, 1962, p. 55.
- ↑ WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY - West African Airways Co. (Nigeria) Ltd. . (pdf) In: Flight . April 17, 1959, p. 557. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Commercial Aircraft of the World - Handley Page . (PDF) In: Flight . November 18, 1960, p. 805. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ CIVIL AVIATION . (pdf) In: Flight . April 24, 1953, p. 524. Retrieved May 12, 2017. “The fleet operated by West African Airways Corporation on its 5,000 miles of domestic and international routes is made up entirely of British-built aircraft: nine de Havilland Doves, five Bristol 170s and — recently acquired — six Handley Page Marathons. "
- ↑ CIVIL AVIATION . (pdf) In: Flight . November 28, 1952, p. 681. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Accident report Bristol 170 VR-NAX , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 27, 2017.
- ^ Accident report Bristol 170 VR-NAD , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 27, 2017.
