Air Rajneesh

Air Rajneesh
Commenced operations	1981
Ceased operations	1985
Operating bases	Big Muddy Ranch Airport
Destinations	Unknown

Air Rajneesh was a carrier based at Big Muddy Ranch Airport^[1] from 1981 to 1985.

There is very little known about the operations of Air Rajneesh except that its primary purpose was to bring cargo and new recruits to the Rajneeshee commune. The Director of Operations was Ma Prem Patipada.^[2]

Fleet[edit]

The known aircraft in Air Rajneesh's fleet, as of 1984, were:^[2]

3 DC-3s^[3]
1 Convair 240 (once owned by Howard Hughes)^[3]
1 BN-2 Islander (the first plane added to Air Rajneesh)^[2]
1 Helicopter (Military style)^[4]^[5]

Gallery[edit]

An Air Rajneesh Convair 240 at Big Muddy Ranch Airport
An Air Rajneesh Douglas DC-3 at Big Muddy Ranch Airport
Another Air Rajneesh Convair 440
Some Air Rajneesh DC-3s
Big Muddy Ranch Airport

References[edit]

^ "Air Rajneesh history from Americas, USA". Airline History. Archived from the original on 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bert Webber (1990). Rajneeshpuram: Who Were Its People?. Webb Research Group. pp. 109–111. ISBN 0936738448.
^ ^a ^b Mark Christensen (2011). Acid Christ: Ken Kesey, LSD and the Politics of Ecstasy. Schaffner Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1936182275.
^ "Flight from Oregon ends with Rajneesh in chains". The Oregonian. December 30, 1985. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
^ Cheri Dohnal (2003). Columbia River Gorge: National Treasure on the Old Oregon Trail. Arcadia Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 978-1589731424.

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[1] "Air Rajneesh history from Americas, USA". Airline History. Archived from the original on 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04.

[Webber-2] Bert Webber (1990). Rajneeshpuram: Who Were Its People?. Webb Research Group. pp. 109–111. ISBN 0936738448.

[Christensen-3] Mark Christensen (2011). Acid Christ: Ken Kesey, LSD and the Politics of Ecstasy. Schaffner Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1936182275.

[4] "Flight from Oregon ends with Rajneesh in chains". The Oregonian. December 30, 1985. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2022.

[5] Cheri Dohnal (2003). Columbia River Gorge: National Treasure on the Old Oregon Trail. Arcadia Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 978-1589731424.

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v t e Rajneesh movement
People	Rajneesh Ma Anand Sheela Pratiksha Apurv Ma Prem Hasya David Berry Knapp Jane Stork Philip Toelkes
Locations	Antelope, Oregon Pune Rajneeshpuram The Dalles, Oregon Wasco County, Oregon
Incidents	1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack 1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot
Legal cases	Byron v. Rajneesh Foundation International (1985)
In media and culture	My Life in Orange (2004) Breaking the Spell: My Life as a Rajneeshee and the Long Journey Back to Freedom (2009) Rebellious Flower (2016) Wild Wild Country (2018) Searching for Sheela (2021)
Related	Air Rajneesh
Category

Air Rajneesh

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