Air Rajneesh Explained

Airline:	Air Rajneesh
Commenced:	1981
Ceased:	1985
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

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]}

External links

• Operator: Air Rajneesh
• Air Rajneesh And The Rajneeshi Commune
• Air Rajneesh on Sannyas Wiki

Notes and References

1. Web site: Air Rajneesh history from Americas, USA. 2020-11-04. Airline History. en-GB. 2023-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230904222111/https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/air-rajneesh/. live.
2. Book: 109–111. Rajneeshpuram: Who Were Its People?. Bert Webber. 0936738448. 1990. Webb Research Group.
3. Book: Acid Christ: Ken Kesey, LSD and the Politics of Ecstasy. Mark Christensen. Schaffner Press, Inc.. 2011. 978-1936182275.
4. Web site: Flight from Oregon ends with Rajneesh in chains. December 30, 1985. The Oregonian. January 4, 2022. September 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230904222128/https://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/1985/12/flight_from_oregon_ends_with_r.html. live.
5. Book: 150. Columbia River Gorge: National Treasure on the Old Oregon Trail. Cheri Dohnal . 2003. Arcadia Publishing. 978-1589731424.