Bavaria Fluggesellschaft [SEP] airline hub
Germanair which culminated in the merger of both airlines to become Bavaria Germanair on 1 March 1977.
Fleet.
- Piper PA-23 Apache
- Beechcraft Twin Beech
- Douglas DC-3 (1960-1967)
- Handley Page Dart Herald
- BAC 1-11 (1968-1975)
- Jetstream 31
Accidents and incidents.
- On 6 March 1970, D-INAH, a Handley Page Jetstream owned by Bavaria Fluggesellschaft departed Munich-Riem Airport, West Germany, for Samedan Airport, Switzerland.
Bavaria Fluggesellschaft
Bavaria Fluggesellschaft was a West German airline founded in 1957 and was merged with Germanair to become Bavaria Germanair in March 1977.
History.
This airline was founded in 1957 as Bavaria Fluggesellschaft Schwabe & Co. In January 1958 the first aircraft, a Piper PA-23 Apache, was used for air taxi work. In 1959 the Twin Beech was added. Three Douglas DC-3s were acquired in 1960 and flown until disposal in 1967 and by this time the main business was carrying freight on behalf of Lufthansa.
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