Dan-Air Services
uk independent, small size, GB.
- Ownership
- private
- Starting fleet
- 3 x Douglas DC-3 / C-47, 1 x Vickers Viking
- Bases
- LGW
- Starting routes
- None; earns from charter contracts
- Confidence
- estimated (to be verified)
Fleets and networks are approximations for the prototype and are scaled to the model. Source: General knowledge, approximate. Needs a primary source before release.
Evidence
Facts about this airline that were checked against published sources. Fleet counts for 1958 could not be sourced for any airline, so the starting fleets above remain estimates.
| Field | Year | Checked value | Agreement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| founding date and ownership | 1953 | Incorporated 21 May 1953 as Dan Air Services Limited, capital 5,000 pounds, wholly owned subsidiary of the London shipbroking firm Davies and Newman (established 1922). Air operator certificate 23 May 1953; first charter June 1953 Southend | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org |
| first aircraft | 1953 | First aircraft was a Douglas DC-3, G-AMSU, taken over from Meredith Air Transport. | new | en.wikipedia.org |
| early cargo and charter work | 1955 | Most flying in the 1950s was cargo charter; three ex-RAF Avro Yorks obtained 1954; DC-3 passenger charters from 1955 (mainly Horizon Holidays); a two year BEA freight contract using Yorks awarded in 1959; first seasonal scheduled service Bl | new | danairremembered.com, en.wikipedia.org |
| fleet by type | 1958 | 1956: four Avro Yorks; 1957: de Havilland Heron, a Bristol Freighter and another York added; 1958: second Bristol Freighter; Nov 1959: first Airspeed Ambassador (Wikipedia dates the three ex-Butler Ambassadors to 1960); 1962: 3 Dakotas, 2 D | differs | danairremembered.com, danairremembered.com |
| bases | 1958 | Southend 1953 to 1955, Blackbushe 1955 to 1960, Gatwick from 1960 (Wikipedia). Engineering base at Lasham from 1954. The 1960s page says the Jersey service moved from Blackbushe to Gatwick in 1962. | differs | en.wikipedia.org, danairremembered.com |
| first Comet | 1966 | First Comets were two Comet 4 bought from BOAC, announced 21 February 1966; the first was purchased by Clarksons Tours and leased back to Dan-Air. This is after the Phase 1 window (1958 to 1963). | new | danairremembered.com, en.wikipedia.org |
| traffic and fleet scale | 1961 | 1960: fifteen aircraft; 1961: sixteen aircraft with about 100 engineering staff. | differs | danairremembered.com |