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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Air Services of India''' was a private airline based at [[Juhu Aerodrome]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Airline Companies of the World |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%201264.html |work=[[Flight Global]] |date=27 April 1939 |accessdate=17 September 2011 }}</ref> in [[Mumbai]], in India. The airline was merged into the [[Indian Airlines]] Corporation in 1953.<br />
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== History Of Aeroplane Service ==<br />
The airline was formed in 1936 and initially served routes on the [[Kathiawar]] Peninsula and to [[Pune|Poona]].<ref name="RAPIDE">{{cite web|title= VT-AVW de Havilland D.H.89A Dragon Rapide |url=http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/ROW%20Asia/VT-AVW.html |publisher=Ed Coates' Civil Aircraft Photograph Collection. |accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref> with aircraft like the [[de Havilland Dragonfly]], [[Airspeed Courier]], [[Percival Vega Gull]]s and [[de Havilland Fox Moth]]s. In the beginning of 1939, it opened a new line between [[Kolhapur]] and [[Juhu Aerodrome]] in Mumbai. The thrice a week service was officially inaugurated by the Maharaja of Kolhapur, who showed considerable interest in the project, subsidised the service and built an airport at Kolhapur.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Service in India |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%200302.html |work=[[Flight Global]] |date=2 February 1939 |accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref> <br />
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In 1941, Air Services of India was purchased by [[The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd.]] and became known as the Scindia line.<ref name="RAPIDE"/> Services resumed on 3 May 1946 after World War 2 with a small fleet of [[De Havilland Dragon Rapide]]s and 11 former [[United States Air Force]] [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]]s converted for civilian use.<ref>{{cite web|title=VT-AXC Douglas DC-3 |url=http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/ROW%20Asia/VT-AXC.html |publisher=Ed Coates' Civil Aircraft Photograph Collection. |accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref> Air Services of India was the only airline using the French-built [[Sud-Ouest Corse]] for civilian purposes, having two of them in their fleet.<ref>John Stroud: ''European Transport Aircraft since 1910.'' Putnam & Company, London 1966, p. 200.</ref> By 1953, when the Air Corporations Act was passed, it had an extensive network from Cochin to Lucknow and became Line 7 of the Indian Airlines Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|title=VT-AUU Douglas DC-3 |url=http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/ROW%20Asia/VT-AUU.html |publisher=Ed Coates' Civil Aircraft Photograph Collection. |accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Destinations==<br />
Air Services of India served cities mostly in the Western regions of British India including Karachi which is now in Pakistan.<br />
*'''India'''<br />
**[[Gujarat]]<br />
***[[Bhavnagar]] - [[Bhavnagar Airport]]<br />
***[[Bhuj]] - [[Bhuj Airport]]<br />
***[[Jamnagar]] - [[Jamnagar Airport]]<br />
***[[Keshod]] - [[Keshod Airport]]<br />
***[[Porbandar]] - [[Porbandar Airport]]<br />
***[[Rajkot]] - [[Rajkot Airport]]<br />
**[[Karnataka]]<br />
***[[Bangalore]] - [[Bangalore Airport]]<br />
***[[Belgaum]] - [[Belgaum Airport]]<br />
**[[Kerala]]<br />
***[[Kochi]] - [[Willingdon Island]] Airport<br />
**[[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
***[[Indore]] - [[Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport]]<br />
***[[Gwalior]] - [[Gwalior Airport]]<br />
**[[Maharashtra]]<br />
***[[Mumbai]] - [[Juhu Aerodrome]] <small>''Hub''</small><br />
***[[Pune]] - [[Pune International Airport]]<br />
**[[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
***[[Kanpur]] - [[Kanpur Airport]]<br />
***[[Lucknow]] - [[Amausi International Airport]]<br />
*'''Pakistan'''<br />
***[[Karachi]] - [[Karachi Airport]]<br />
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== Incidents and Accidents ==<br />
On 25 January 1950, A C-47 registered as VT-CPQ, carrying cargo crashed on take-off at Shella Airport. There were no casualties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident Description |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19500125-0 |work=Air Safety Network |accessdate=7 July 2012 }}</ref><br />
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On 9 May 1953, A C-47 registered as VT-AXD, crashed on take-off at Juhu Airport causing the aircraft to be written off. The undercarriage was retracted before the aircraft became airborne on its takeoff roll causing the aircraft to drop back on its belly. There were no casualties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident Description |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19530509-0 |work=Air Safety Network |accessdate=7 July 2012 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Portalbar|India|Companies|Aviation}}<br />
{{Airlines of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Defunct airlines of India]]<br />
[[Category:Airlines established in 1936]]<br />
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 1953]]</div>>Uli Elch