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

Johannesburg, 1949. Palmietfontein airport. Control tower.

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.

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".

Johannesburg, 1952. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBS 'Johannesburg' departing for London.

Johannesburg, 1952. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBS 'Johannesburg'.

Johannesburg, 1953. Jan Smuts airport, terminal buildings.

Johannesburg, 1953. Jan Smuts airport, control tower.

Johannesburg, 1953. Jan Smuts airport, control tower interior.

Johannesburg, 1954. Jan Smuts airport, aerial view. Can see arch entrance.

Johannesburg, 1954. Jan Smuts airport, Passengers boarding SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBS 'Johannesburg'.

Johannesburg, 1955. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBS 'Johannesburg' at night.

Johannesburg, 1955. Jan Smuts airport entrance arch.

Johannesburg, 1955. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBU 'Durban'. Little boy touching propeller.

Johannesburg, 1955. Jan Smuts airport. Cockpit of SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBU 'Durban', little boy at the controls.

Johannesburg, 1955. Jan Smuts airport. Interior of SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBU 'Durban', little boy and girl loooking out of window.

Johannesburg, 1955. SAA Douglas DC-7B ZS-DKD 'Drommedaris'.

Johannesburg, 1956. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBU 'Durban'.

Johannesburg, 1956. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Douglas DC-7B ZS-DKE 'Reiger'.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. Passengers boarding SAA Douglas DC-7B ZS-DKF 'Goede Hoop'.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Douglas DC-7B propeller close up.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport, interior of terminal building.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. de Havilland DH.106 Comet G-ANLO.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. BOAC de Havilland DH.106 Comet G-ANLO in flight.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Daimler bus. SA Airways. SA Lugdiens.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Douglas DC-7B ZS-DKD 'Dromedaris', passengers boarding.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Douglas DC-7B, loading mail bags.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Vickers Viscount ZS-CDY 'Gemsbok'.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. Two SAA Vickers Viscounts.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Vickers Viscounts lined up.

Johannesburg, 1957. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Vickers Viscount ZS-CDU 'Bosbok'.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad' being towed. Nice shot of period aircraft tug.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad'. Passengers boarding aircraft. Note painted engines.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad'. Note painted engines.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. Passengers disembarking on stairs of SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad'.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad'. Note painted engines. With ZS-UAD 1959 Tipsy T-66 Nipper 1 C/N 10.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad. Note painted engines. With ZS-UAD 1959 Tipsy T-66 Nipper 1 C/N 10.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad'. Note painted engines. With ZS-UAD 1959 Tipsy T-66 Nipper 1 C/N 10.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad'. Note Intercontinental.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad'. Note painted engines.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC interior.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad. Note painted engines. With ZS-UAD 1959 Tipsy T-66 Nipper 1 C/N 10. Note Esso Jet Fuel Tanker.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Cape Town' engines. Note painted engines.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad'.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC 'Kaapstad'. Pilot holding little girl at engine. Note painted engine.

1960. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC luggage hold.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 'Cape Town'.

Johannesburg, 1961. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Vickers Viscount ZS-CDZ 'Hartbees'.

Johannesburg, 1961. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Vickers Viscount ZS-CDZ 'Hartbees'. Aircraft and buildings.

Johannesburg, 1961. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Vickers Viscount ZS-CDZ 'Hartbees'. Aircraft, buildings and ESSO fuel tanker.

Johannesburg, 1961. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Vickers Viscount. Aircraft and buildings.

Johannesburg, 1961. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707.

Johannesburg, 1962. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKD 'Cape Town' landing.

Johannesburg, 1962. Jan Smuts airport. Various aircraft lined up in front of buildings.

Johannesburg, 1962. Jan Smuts airport. Various aircraft lined up in front of buildings

Johannesburg, 1962. Jan Smuts airport. Restaurant.

Johannesburg, 1962. Jan Smuts airport. Café

Johannesburg, 1962. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Vickers Viscount ZS-CVA 'Rietbok' being towed outside hangar.

Johannesburg, 1962. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Vickers Viscount ZS-CVA 'Rietbok' being towed.

Johannesburg, 1962. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Vickers Viscount ZS-CVA 'Rietbok'.

Johannesburg, 1962. Jan Smuts airport radio room ZUR.

Johannesburg, 1962. Jan Smuts airport radio room ZUR. Note the Belmont BC-348-R radio, to the left of the operator's shirt. The large unit on the left, behind the two telephones, is a Technical Material Corporation GPT-750 URT-17. Also visible two RACAL RA17 receivers and a Collins 51J series receiver.