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Johannesburg, 1938. Rand airport. Inside control tower.

Johannesburg, 1939. Rand airport. SAA Junkers Ju-52 'Thomas Halstead' approaching landing. SEE N46604

Johannesburg, 1939. Baragwanath airport. Female mechanics of the Women's Aviation Association undergoing training.

Johannesburg, 1940. Rand airport. KLM Douglas DC-3 PH-ALR. (3 negatives). Note airman's clock.

Johannesburg, 1940. Rand airport. KLM Douglas DC-3 PH-ALR. (3 negatives)

Johannesburg, 24 May 1940. Grand Central airport. Parade to mark to official establishment of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force of South Africa. Note aircraft ZS-APK, a Taylorcraft, c/n 1166, SAAF1563. Note banner 'Help Smuts win the war' towed behind de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth.

Johannesburg, 24 May 1940. Grand Central airport. Parade to mark to official establishment of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force of South Africa.

Johannesburg, 24 May 1940. Grand Central airport. Parade to mark to official establishment of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force of South Africa. Note aircraft ZS-APK, a Taylorcraft, c/n 1166, SAAF1563.

Johannesburg, 24 May 1940. Grand Central airport. Parade to mark to official establishment of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force of South Africa. ZS-APK.

Johannesburg, 24 May 1940. Grand Central airport. Parade to mark to official establishment of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force of South Africa.

Johannesburg, 24 May 1940. Grand Central airport. Parade to mark to official establishment of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force of South Africa. ZS-APK.

Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, 1945. Airport.

Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, 1945. DETA Junkers Ju-52 CR-AAK 'Quelimane'.

Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, 1945. Passengers collecting luggage at airport.

Johannesburg, 1945. Rand airport. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATI 'General JW Janssens', passengers disembarking.

Johannesburg, 1945. Rand airport. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATI 'General JW Janssens'. Aircraft construction number is 2055.

Johannesburg, 1945. Rand airport. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATI, passengers boarding.

Johannesburg, 1945. Rand airport. Lady passenger being weighed on scale. 56 kilograms = 123 pounds.

Johannesburg, 1946. Rand airport. SAA Junkers Ju-86. Note airman's clock.

Johannesburg, 1946. Rand airport. SAA Junkers Ju-86 in flight over control tower.

Cape Town, 1947. SAA Douglas DC-4 ZS-AUC 'Drakensberg' passengers on stairs.

Durban, 1947. Stamford Hill airport. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATI 'General JW Janssens', passengers disembarking.

Durban, 1947. Durban airport, Stamford Hill. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATI 'General JW Janssens' in front of control tower. Aircraft construction number is 2055.

Durban, 1947. Durban airport, Stamford Hill. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATI 'General JW Janssens'. Passengers disembarking.

Johannesburg, 1947. Palmietfontein airport. Interior of dining room.

Johannesburg, 1947. Palmietfontein airport. Interior of lounge.

Johannesburg, 1947. Rand airport. SAA Commer Commando buses.

Johannesburg, 1947. Rand airport. SAA Commer Commando bus.

Johannesburg, 1947. Rand airport. SAA Commer Commando buses.

Vaal Dam, 3 March 1948. BOAC Solent Flying Boat G-AHIV 'Salcombe'.

Vaal Dam, 3 March 1948. Interior of BOAC Solent Flying Boat G-AHIV 'Salcombe'.

Vaal Dam, 3 March 1948. Uniformed men arriving with BOAC Solent Flying Boat G-AHIV 'Salcombe'.

Vaal Dam, 3 March 1948. Three men at the arrival of BOAC Solent Flying Boat G-AHIV 'Salcombe'.

Johannesburg, 1947. Rand airport. Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATI. Checking baggage with aircraft (mockup model) overhead. Note 'ZS-ASY' on suitcase luggage.

Cape Town, 1948. Vickers Viking ZS-BNJ 'Signal Hill'.

Johannesburg, 1948. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNH 'Gulakop' and SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ASP 'Richard King'.

Airport. Checking in baggage and luggage.

1948. Palmietfontein Airport. CAA (Central African Airways) Vickers Viking VP-YEX being refuelled by INTAVA fuel tanker with SAA Vickers Viking and Douglas DC-3 ZS-AVJ 'Paardeberg' in background.

Johannesburg, 1948. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Commer Commando bus outside entrance airport terminal building.

Johannesburg, 1948. Palmietfontein airport. CAA (Central African Airways) Vickers Viking VP-YEX on apron.

Johannesburg, 1948. Palmietfontein airport. Dining room.

Johannesburg, 1948. Palmietfontein airport. BOAC Avro Lancastrian freighter G-AKRB arriving.

Johannesburg, 1948. Palmietfontein airport. KLM Lockheed Constellation PH-TAU arriving.

Johannesburg, 1948. Palmietfontein airport. BOAC Avro Lancastrian freighter G-AKRB arriving.

Vaal Dam, 1948. BOAC Short Solent flying boat G-AHIN 'Southampton'.

Vaal Dam, 1948. BOAC Solent Flying Boat G-AHIN moored on the water.

Kimberley, 1948. Airport. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNK and SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATB.

Kimberley, 1948. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATB 'President Brand' in front of buildings. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNK 'Lion's Head' on the far right. Note INTAVA fuel truck.

Kimberley, 1948. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNK being refuelled by INTAVA fuel truck. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATB in the background.

Cape Town, 1948. Wingfield airport. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNL 'Mount Prospect'.

Cape Town, 1948. Wingfield airport. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNL 'Mount Prospect'. Note Commer Commando Bus.

Cape Town, 1948. Wingfield airport. Table Mountain in background.

Cape Town, 1948. Wingfield airport. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNL 'Mount Prospect'. Passengers boarding.

Cape Town, 1948. Wingfield airport. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNL 'Mount Prospect'. Note Commer Commando Bus.

Cape Town, 1948. Wingfield airport. SAA Douglas DC-4 ZS-AUB 'Outeniqua' in flight. Note this is a mockup photograph. The original photo of ZS-AUB is N50566. The original photo of Wingfield is N54380. Note flying springbok roundel.

Cape Town, 1948. Wingfield airport interior.

Johannesburg, 1949. Palmietfontein airport. Control tower.

Cape Town, 1949. Wingfield airport. SAA Douglas DC-3 ZS-BXF 'Klapperkop' with Commer Commando bus.

Johannesburg, 1949. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNE 'Simonsberg'.

Johannesburg, 1949. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNE 'Simonsberg' with ZS-BNI 'Devil's Peak' in the background.

Johannesburg, 1949. Palmietfontein airport. View of control tower from apron, with SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNI 'Devil's Peak' in front.

Bloemfontein, 1949. JBM Hertzog airport. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNE 'Simonsberg'.

George, 1949. Airport with SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ATA 'Alexander Biggar'.

East London, 1949. Ben Schoeman airport. SAA Douglas DC-3.

Johannesburg, 1950. SAA L794A Lockheed Constellation. Artist's impression

Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBR 'Cape Town'.

Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. Passengers boarding SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBR 'Cape Town'.

Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBR 'Cape Town'. Loading goods and cargo into hold.

Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. Four SAA Lockheed Constellation aircraft lined up for name christening ceremony. From left to right: ZS-DBT 'Pretoria'; ZS-DBU 'Durban'; ZS-DBR 'Cape Town' and ZS-DBS 'Johannesburg'.

Johannesburg, August 1950. Palmietfontein Airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation name christening ceremony. Four SAA Lockheed Constellation aircraft parked on apron with guests seated in the open. From left to right: ZS-DBT 'Pretoria'; ZS-DBU 'Durban'; ZS-DBS 'Johannesburg' and ZS-DBR 'Cape Town'.

Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation Interior. Hostess serving passengers. See N57008.

Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation, disembarking. Note text on stairs reads "AIRPORT PALMIETFONTEIN LUGHAWE".

Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBU 'Durban' passengers disembarking. ZS-DBR in the background. Note text on the stairs reads "PALMIETFONTEIN AIRPORT-LUGHAWE".

Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBR, disembarking. Note text on the stairs reads "AIRPORT PALMIETFONTEIN LUGHAWE".