Aircraft Photo of ZS-AUB | Douglas DC-4-1009 | South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	ZS-AUB
Aircraft Original Type:	Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:	Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:	Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):	42984
Operator Titles:	South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
Aircraft Name:	Outeniqua

Location
City / Airport:	PerthMap
Region / Country:	Western Australia, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YPPH IATA: PER Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	1960 to 1967
Photo from:	Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:	296402

Photo Comment
Taken at Perth, the terminus of South African Airways' Wallaby service from Johannesburg via Mauritius and the Cocos Islands. DC-7Bs were used on the Wallaby route until 1967, but they frequently suffered from engine problems and a DC-4 was used to transport spares. This photo was added on 3 November 2020, and has since been viewed 2224 times.

Photo Comment

Taken at Perth, the terminus of South African Airways' Wallaby service from Johannesburg via Mauritius and the Cocos Islands. DC-7Bs were used on the Wallaby route until 1967, but they frequently suffered from engine problems and a DC-4 was used to transport spares.

This photo was added on 3 November 2020, and has since been viewed 2224 times.

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