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Registration / Serial:ZS-BLR
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild 24
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild 24 (C-61 Forwarder/Argus)
Aircraft Version:Fairchild 24R
C/n (msn):1114
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1965
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Photo ID:333394Submit Correction
View count: 240
The aircraft started its life in the USAAF as 44-83153 , it later went to the RAF Middle East as KK496 . It was registered in South Africa in 1947.
Registration / Serial:ZS-BLR
Aircraft Version:Fairchild 24R
C/n (msn):1114
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1965
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZS-BLR
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild 24
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild 24 (C-61 Forwarder/Argus)
Aircraft Version:Fairchild 24R
C/n (msn):1114
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1965
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Photo ID:333394Submit Correction
View count: 240
The aircraft started its life in the USAAF as 44-83153 , it later went to the RAF Middle East as KK496 . It was registered in South Africa in 1947.
Registration / Serial:ZS-BLR
Aircraft Version:Fairchild 24R
C/n (msn):1114
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1965
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZS-AFB
Aircraft Original Type:Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Generic Type:Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 52/3m
C/n (msn):4059
Operator Titles:South African Airways
Aircraft Name:Lord Charles Somerset
City / Airport:Durban - Stamford Hill (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1936
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Photo ID:321524Submit Correction
View count: 654
Registration / Serial:ZS-AFB
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 52/3m
C/n (msn):4059
Operator Titles:South African Airways
City / Airport:Durban - Stamford Hill (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1936
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZS-AFB
Aircraft Original Type:Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Generic Type:Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 52/3m
C/n (msn):4059
Operator Titles:South African Airways
Aircraft Name:Lord Charles Somerset
City / Airport:Durban - Stamford Hill (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1936
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Photo ID:321524Submit Correction
View count: 654
Registration / Serial:ZS-AFB
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 52/3m
C/n (msn):4059
Operator Titles:South African Airways
City / Airport:Durban - Stamford Hill (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1936
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZS-ADX
Aircraft Original Type:Koolhoven F.K.41
Aircraft Generic Type:Koolhoven F.K.41
Aircraft Version:Desoutter Dolphin
Manufacturers:Koolhoven / Desoutter
C/n (msn):4102
Promotional Titles:Castle Beers
Location:Not known
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1933
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Photo ID:318842Submit Correction
View count: 270
The first Koolhoven aircraft to reach the Union of South Africa was a model FK.41, modified by Desoutter in the UK to a Desoutter Dolphin. It was the second production aircraft built by the Koolhoven factory in Holland and was purchased by Marcel Desoutter and registered G-AAGC. It was sold to the Air Taxi Company (Pty) Ltd. of Wingfield in Cape Town and was registered ZS-ADX. The aircraft featured prominently in the search for the famous Swiss pilot Carl Nauer, who went missing along the West coast of Africa in August 1933.
Registration / Serial:ZS-ADX
Aircraft Version:Desoutter Dolphin
C/n (msn):4102
Location:Not known
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1933
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZS-ADX
Aircraft Original Type:Koolhoven F.K.41
Aircraft Generic Type:Koolhoven F.K.41
Aircraft Version:Desoutter Dolphin
Manufacturers:Koolhoven / Desoutter
C/n (msn):4102
Promotional Titles:Castle Beers
Location:Not known
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1933
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Photo ID:318842Submit Correction
View count: 270
The first Koolhoven aircraft to reach the Union of South Africa was a model FK.41, modified by Desoutter in the UK to a Desoutter Dolphin. It was the second production aircraft built by the Koolhoven factory in Holland and was purchased by Marcel Desoutter and registered G-AAGC. It was sold to the Air Taxi Company (Pty) Ltd. of Wingfield in Cape Town and was registered ZS-ADX. The aircraft featured prominently in the search for the famous Swiss pilot Carl Nauer, who went missing along the West coast of Africa in August 1933.
Registration / Serial:ZS-ADX
Aircraft Version:Desoutter Dolphin
C/n (msn):4102
Location:Not known
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1933
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZS-AFC
Aircraft Original Type:Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Generic Type:Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 52/3m ge
C/n (msn):4060
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
Aircraft Name:Simon van der Stel
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:November 1934
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Photo ID:318045Submit Correction
View count: 492
Arrived at Rand Airport on delivery on 5 Nov 1934 (with ZS-AFA and ZS-AFB), and was registered to S.A. Lugdiens on 3 Dec 1934. The registration was cancelled on 30 Mar 1938, and the aircraft was returned to Junkers, becoming D-AGFD. Also carries "S.A.S. & H." titles, which stands for Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (South African Railways and Harbours).
Registration / Serial:ZS-AFC
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 52/3m ge
C/n (msn):4060
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:November 1934
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZS-AFC
Aircraft Original Type:Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Generic Type:Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 52/3m ge
C/n (msn):4060
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
Aircraft Name:Simon van der Stel
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:November 1934
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Photo ID:318045Submit Correction
View count: 492
Arrived at Rand Airport on delivery on 5 Nov 1934 (with ZS-AFA and ZS-AFB), and was registered to S.A. Lugdiens on 3 Dec 1934. The registration was cancelled on 30 Mar 1938, and the aircraft was returned to Junkers, becoming D-AGFD. Also carries "S.A.S. & H." titles, which stands for Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (South African Railways and Harbours).
Registration / Serial:ZS-AFC
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 52/3m ge
C/n (msn):4060
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:November 1934
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZS-AGJ
Aircraft Original Type:Junkers Ju 86
Aircraft Generic Type:Junkers Ju 86
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 86Z-7
C/n (msn):860280
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
Aircraft Name:General David Baird
Location:In Flight
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Photo ID:317687Submit Correction
View count: 775
One of 18 Ju86 aircraft operated by South African Airways. It later joined the SAAF fleet, serialed 647. The aircraft crashed on July 9, 1945 while on a flight from Swartkop AB to Brooklyn AB, Cape Town. It flew into a into hillside near the Pakhuis Pass in bad weather. The event cost the lives of all three crew members. The remains of the airframe were recovered in 1978 and are now on display at the South African Air Force Museum at Swartkop Airfield.
Registration / Serial:ZS-AGJ
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 86Z-7
C/n (msn):860280
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
Location:In Flight
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZS-AGJ
Aircraft Original Type:Junkers Ju 86
Aircraft Generic Type:Junkers Ju 86
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 86Z-7
C/n (msn):860280
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
Aircraft Name:General David Baird
Location:In Flight
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact
Photo ID:317687Submit Correction
View count: 775
One of 18 Ju86 aircraft operated by South African Airways. It later joined the SAAF fleet, serialed 647. The aircraft crashed on July 9, 1945 while on a flight from Swartkop AB to Brooklyn AB, Cape Town. It flew into a into hillside near the Pakhuis Pass in bad weather. The event cost the lives of all three crew members. The remains of the airframe were recovered in 1978 and are now on display at the South African Air Force Museum at Swartkop Airfield.
Registration / Serial:ZS-AGJ
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 86Z-7
C/n (msn):860280
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
Location:In Flight
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:SAA Museum Society CollectionContact