Starways requiring two of their own red, liveried Viscount aircraft to be branded Starways. However, ownership of the fleet, aircraft hangars, parts inventory and other assets remained with the Starways Directors who continued in business as Aviation Overhauls. This new company provided a variety of maintenance and support services until in 1969, all aircraft had been sold and the company closed. Aircraft operated 1 x Auster 5 - 1950–1950 2 x Avro Anson 625A 1 1949–1952 2 x Avro 19 series 2 - 1950–1951 1 x De Havilland Dragon Rapide - 1951–1953 7 x Douglas DC-3 - 1950-1955 7 x Douglas DC-4 - 1957-1964 1 x Miles M65 Gemini 1A - 1950-1952 1 x M.11A Whitney Straight 1951-1954 1 x Percival P16 Q6 Petrel 1949-1949 2 x Vickers Viscount 700 1961-1964 Accidents and Incidents early May 1949: Starways first aircraft, a Percival Petrel, destroyed in an accident at Broom Hall Airfield, Pwllheli 28 March 1956: a Starways Douglas DC-3 G-AMRB was on a positioning flight from Liverpool to Glasgow in readiness for a charter the next day to Lourdes. While on approach to Glasgow Renfrew Airport, the aircraft struck a hill at Largs, cause reported as pilot error. No passengers were carried and one of the three crew died. 17 September 1961: a Starways Douglas DC-4 G-APIN destroyed while being used by the United Nations (ONU) at Kamina during the Congo Crisis. The plane was used as a troop carrier; it was parked on the ground at Kamina Airport when Katangan fighter-aircraft attacked. 19 September 1961: a Starways Douglas DC-4 G-ARJY, crashed after overshooting the runway at Dublin airport; crash site recorded by Pathé News. On board were 4 crew and 64 passengers travelling to Dublin from Tarbes. On approach, the plane suddenly veered to the left, skidding along the ground to end up straddling the main road to Belfast. No one was hurt, but the aircraft was so badly damaged it was written off. Pathé News filmed the accident investigators attending the scene. Heavy rain on the night was blamed for the accident. The lack of casualties was attributed to the quantity of Holy Water being carried by pilgrims returning from Lourdes. References Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom Airlines established in 1948 Airlines disestablished in 1963