Timor and even Lisbon, but these would never come to fruition. Rapid growth TAIP began operations with a de Havilland Heron aeroplane, but with the rapid increase of frequency of flights and the number of passengers carried, quickly expanded its fleet to larger aircraft. In 1961, TAIP had a fleet of seven modern aircraft (two Vickers VC.1 Vikings, two DC-4's and three DC-6's). In the last two years of its operation, TAIP recorded increases (annual) passengers carried in the order of 32% and 66%, totalling 7,258 passengers in 1959 and 5,849 passengers in 1959 to 10 August 1960, respectively. Demise of TAIP Just before the Annexation of Goa, TAIP was used for the evacuation of civilians from Goa to Karachi. On the day of the invasion (18 December 1961) only one of TAIP's DC-4's was at Dabolim Airport and it escaped the bombing of that installation, along with a plane of TAP Portugal. That night, the track was repaired, allowing two planes to take off for Karachi from where they went to Lisbon. With that, TAIP's operations came to an end.(MONTEIRO, 2008). Aircraft operated de Havilland Heron (2) Vickers VC.1 Viking (2) Douglas DC-4 (2) Douglas DC-6 (3) References MONTEIRO, Francisco- 50 years later, recalling the TAIP and Dabolim: pressure and the Indian economic blockade . [Online]. Lisbon: Supergoa, Chronic 2006. [Consult. 2 March 2009]. MONTEIRO, Francisco- 50 years later, recalling the TAIP and Dabolim: preliminary studies and ' ok ' Lisbon. [Online]. Lisbon: Supergoa, Chronic 2006. [consunt. 3 March 2009]. Available on www: < URL: http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100807124553/http%3A//www.supergoa.com/pt/read/news_cronica.asp?c_news%3D521 > See also Portuguese India Defunct airlines of Portugal Defunct airlines of India Airlines established in 1955 Airlines disestablished in 1961 Transport in Goa 1955 establishments in Portuguese India Portuguese companies established in 1955 1961 disestablishments in India