Abstract: | The development of domestic air services in Sierra Leone is relatively recent in comparison with other English-speaking countries in West Africa; nor did it follow the same pattern as in Ghana and Nigeria. The operations of; Sierra Leone Airways (SDA) and the private aircraft in 1961 and 1962 illustrate the special function of air services in the country, and may serve as a case study of aviation in a 'pioneer' phase: The historical background; The future; Acknowledgments; Private business aircraft; The development of Sierra Leone Airways. Map; tables; bibliography. |