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Johannesburg. Jan Smuts Airport. Loading cargo into aircraft.

Johannesburg, 1960. Jan Smuts Airport. Aircraft lined up on the apron.

Johannesburg, 1970. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-SAI 'East London' on apron at night.

Johannesburg, circa 1941. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ASS 'Daniel Lindley' at Rand Airport. Construction number (2033) rubbed off nose.

Johannesburg, December 1944. SAA Inauguration of new service in Union at Rand Airport. Passengers with SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ASX.

Johannesburg, September 1945. Palmietfontein. Arrival of BOAC Avro York G-AGNR with passengers on apron.

Johannesburg, circa 1949. Rand Airport. Mechanics with aircraft radial engine on trolley. (JK Hora)

Johannesburg, circa 1949. Rand Airport. Working on aircraft radial engine in workshop. (JK Hora)

Johannesburg, circa 1949. Rand Airport. Engine test house. Radial Engine. (JK Hora)

Johannesburg, circa 1949. Rand Airport. Technicians in workshop. Radial engine cylinders. (JK Hora)

Johannesburg, circa 1949. Rand Airport. Two technicians in workshop. (JK Hora)

Johannesburg, March 1954. Jan Smuts Airport. Lockheed Constellation interior. Hostess.

Johannesburg, March 1954. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation interior. Hostess.

Johannesburg, March 1954. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation interior. Steward.

Johannesburg, April 1958. Jan Smuts Airport. Piston failure on Douglas DC-7B engines 701220 and 701145. Engine parts.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA. Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by Douglas DC-4 Skymaster. Reloading onto a Bristol Britannia G-AOVI for a flight to London.

Johannesburg, October 1959. Departure of chartered SAA Douglas DC-7B from Jan Smuts airport.

Johannesburg, October 1959. Jan Smuts airport. Departure of chartered SAA Douglas DC-7B.

Johannesburg, circa 1941. SAA Lockheed Lodestars undergoing maintenance at Rand Airport,

Johannesburg, 18 July 1951. Palmietfontein Airport. Arrival of BOAC de Havilland Comet G-ALZK. This is the second prototype Comet. Passengers outside.

Johannesburg, July 1951. Palmietfontein. BOAC de Havilland Comet G-ALZK. Note this is the Comet prototype, see single wheel main gear.

Johannesburg, July 1951. Palmietfontein. Airport buildings and tower from under Douglas DC-4 wing. Arrival of BOAC de Havilland Comet G-ALZK. This is the second prototype Comet.

Johannesburg, January 1956. Jan Smuts Airport. New batch of hostesses standing under nose of Lockheed Constellation.

Johannesburg, February 1970. Douglas DC-3 ZS-DJB 'Simonsberg' at Jan Smuts Airport.

Johannesburg, February 1970. Jan Smuts airport. Cargo being loaded into Lufthansa Douglas DC-8, D-ADUO.

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, August 1950. Palmietfontein Airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation name christening ceremony. Christening ZS-DBT 'Pretoria'.

Johannesburg, circa 1946. Skymaster Douglas DC-4 ZS-AUB 'Outeniqua' in flight. [Jorgensen]

Johannesburg, July 1951. Palmietfontein Airport. de Havilland DH.106 Comet, registration G-ALZK. This was the second prototype.

Johannesburg, May 1953. Palmietfontein Airport. Mr Brown and son alighting from SAA Douglas DC-4 Skymaster.

Johannesburg, April 1954. Jan Smuts Airport. Approach lights and floodlighting, Sabena Douglas DC-4 OO-CBD.

Johannesburg, April 1956. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA Douglas DC-7B ZS-DKD 'Dromedaris' in hangar.

Johannesburg, April 1958. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA Douglas DC-7B ZS-DKG 'Chapman'. Arrival of last DC-7B with Owen Jones, Captain Harry Allister Launder and Captain Peter Prophet.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA hostess with karakul pelts from Windhoek for reloading to London.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA. Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by Skymaster and reloading on DC-7B for London.

Johannesburg, June 1959. Jan Smuts Airport. SAA. Karakul pelts arriving from Windhoek by Skymaster and reloading onto Bristol Britannia G-AOVI for London.

Johannesburg, circa 1979. Jan Smuts Airport. Aerial view. SAA Boeing 747 ZS-SAR 'Waterberg'. Combi.

Johannesburg, circa 1979. Jan Smuts Airport. Construction.

Johannesburg, circa 1979. Jan Smuts Airport. Aerial view. SAA Boeing 747 ZS-SAR 'Waterberg'. Combi.

Johannesburg, circa 1979. Jan Smuts Airport. Aerial view. SAA Boeing 747 ZS-SAL 'Tafelberg'.

Johannesburg, circa 1979. Jan Smuts Airport. Aerial view. Boeing 747 ZS-SAR 'Waterberg'. Combi.

Johannesburg, January 1968. Jan Smuts Airport. Departure of heart surgeon Dr Chris Barnard on SAA Boeing 727 ZA-EKX 'Swakop'.

Johannesburg, 1946. SAA Douglas DC-4 ZS-AUB 'Outeniqua' in flight.

Johannesburg, 1946. SAA Douglas DC-4 ZS-AUB 'Outeniqua' in flight. Note this photo of ZS-AUB is used with a photo of Lion's Head as a backdrop i.e. yet another mockup using the same image of Lion's Head. For other examples see N67917 and LS_05_081. LS_05_081 is believed to be authentic as ZS-AFD flies past Lion's Head in the film 'The Blue and Silver Way', an aerial tour around the Union of South Africa made in 1938.

1946. Palmietfontein, 1952. SAA Lockheed Lodestar ZS-ASU 'Piet Retief' in flight over wing of another aircraft. Three negatives.

Johannesburg, 1946. SAA Douglas DC-4 ZS-AUB 'Outeniqua' in flight.

Johannesburg, 1948. Palmietfontein airport. SAA Douglas DC-3 ZS-AVJ working on propellers. In the background is Douglas DC-4 ZS-BMG 'Magaliesburg'.

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

Johannesburg, 1935. Rand airport. SAA Junkers Ju-52 ZS-AFC 'Simon van der Stel', passengers boarding.

Johannesburg, 1935. Rand airport. SAA Junkers Ju-52 ZS-AFC 'Simon van der Stel', spectators waving. SEE P0627

Johannesburg, 1935. Rand airport. SAA Junkers Ju-52 ZS-AFD 'Sir Benjamin d'Urban'.

Johannesburg, 1936. Rand airport. Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta G-ABTG 'Amalthea' parked in front of control tower, arrival of airmail.

Johannesburg, 1936. Rand airport. SAA Junkers Ju-52 ZS-AFD 'Sir Benjamin d'Urban' and SAA Airspeed Envoy ZS-AGA 'General JW Janssens' on tarmac. Note airman's clock.

Johannesburg, 1939. Rand airport. Lineup of SAA Junkers aircraft. F13 ZS-AEA 'Hendrik Swellengrebel; Ju 52 ZS-ALU 'Sir Peregrine Maitland' and ZS-ALO, 'Jan van Riebeeck'; Ju-86 ZS-AGJ 'General David Baird' and ZS-ALV 'General Hendrik Potgieter'. SEE P0627.

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

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

Johannesburg, 1955. Jan Smuts airport. SAA Lockheed Constellation ZS-DBU 'Durban'.

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

Johannesburg, 1957. SAA Vickers Viscount in flight. Note: It's a model.

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

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

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.

1960. SAA Boeing 707 ZS-CKC luggage hold.

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, 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, 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.

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

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