Air Transport Charter

Air Transport Charter (C.I.) Limited was a Jersey based charter and cargo airline from 1947 to 1950.^[1]

History

The company was formed in 1947 to carry out passenger and cargo charters from the Channel Islands mainly to England.^[1] Operations ceased in 1950.^[1][2]

Fleet

• de Havilland Dragon Rapide

Reg'n G-AIUL, G-AGWC, G-AJWC, G-AHPT, G-AJFK, G-AFFB,

• Douglas DC-3

Reg'n G-AJBH, G-AJVZ, G-AJBG

• Miles Aerovan

Accidents and incidents

Douglas Dakota G-AJVZ after crashing near Ringway Airport Manchester in March 1951

• On 20 May 1948 a Douglas Dakota 3 cargo aircraft registration G-AJBG from Valence to Bovingdon carrying fruit, crashed into a tree while doing a circuit at Bovingdon at night and in low cloud.^[3]
• On 27 March 1951 a Douglas Dakota 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 height. There were four fatalities, two of the three crew on board and two of the three passengers.^[4]

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom