Johannesburg, 1948. Palmietfontein Airport. SAA Douglas DC-3 ZS-AVJ 'Paardeberg' with engines running and spectators watching. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-AVS 'Louis Trichardt' in the background.
Vaal Dam, 1948. BOAC Short Solent flying boat G-AHIN 'Southampton'.
Vaal Dam, 1948. BOAC Short Solent flying boat G-AHIN 'Southampton'.
Vaal Dam, 1948. BOAC Solent Flying Boat G-AHIN moored on the water.
1948. BOAC Solent Flying Boat G-AHIN 'Southampton' in air above water.
1948. BOAC Solent Flying Boat G-AHYY 'Portsmouth' in flight.
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.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior, catering.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior, hostess with tray of food. Steward.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior filled with passengers.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior with passenger in reclining chair.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior with passengers and hostess.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior filled with passengers. Hostess.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior filled with passengers. Steward.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior filled with passengers.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior. Cabin service, steward.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior filled with passengers.
1948. SAA Douglas DC-4 interior filled with passengers. Steward.
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.
1949. SAA Douglas DC-3 ZS-AVJ 'Paardeberg'.
1949. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNG 'Mont-Aux-Sources'.
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'.
1949. SAA Douglas DC-4 ZS-BMF 'Amatola'.
1949. SAA Douglas DC-4 ZS-BMF 'Amatola'.
1949. SAA Douglas DC-4 ZS-BMF 'Amatola'.
1949. Palmietfontein Airport. SAA Vickers Viking ZS-BNL 'Mount Prospect'.
1949. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ASP 'Richard King'. Aircraft construction number is 2030.
1949. SAA Douglas DC-3 ZS-BXG 'Piketberg'.
1949. SAA Douglas DC-3 ZS-BXG 'Piketberg'.
East London, 1949. Ben Schoeman airport. SAA Douglas DC-3.
Johannesburg, 1950. SAA L794A Lockheed Constellation. Artist's impression
1950. SAA Lockheed L749A Constellation. Artist's impression.
1950. SAA Lockheed L749A Constellation. Artist's impression.
Lockheed Constellation. Note the reference number AD-6301 which is a Lockheed factory photograph reference number.
1950. Lockheed Constellation. Lockheed L-049 Constellation also known as L-49. Registration NC80822.
1950. Sleeper bunk in Lockheed Constellation interior. Possibly a Lockheed factory photograph.
1950. SAA Lockheed Constellation interior. Possibly a factory photograph?
1950. Lockheed Constellation propeller. Note the reference number F-7006 which is a Lockheed factory photograph reference number.
1950. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBR. As yet unnamed. Was later christened 'Cape Town'. Note the cuffs on the Curtiss electric propellers.
Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBR 'Cape Town'.
Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBR 'Cape Town'.
Johannesburg, 1950. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBR 'Cape Town'. Loading goods and cargo into hold.
Lockheed Constellation aircraft in flight. The ninth C-69 for the USAAF, serial 43-10317, first flew on 19 April 1945. It is seen over the Sierra Nevada wearing its construction number (c/n 1969) on either side of its nose. To Howard Hughes as N67901 in 1946 and TWA as L-049 N90830 in November 1948.
1950. Lockheed Constellation reversible propeller. The Flying Dutchman.
1950. Lockheed Constellation reversible propeller. The Flying Dutchman.
1950. Lockheed Constellation engine accessibility. The Flying Dutchman. De Vliegende Hollander.
1950. SAA Lockheed Constellation engine accessibility.
1950. Lockheed Constellation cockpit.
1950. Lockheed Constellation cockpit. Radio equipment. Top unit is a Collins ART-13 radio. Bottom unit is a Belmont BC-348-Q radio receiver.