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Registration / Serial:3D-AAL
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54A Skymaster
C/n (msn):10325
Operator Titles:Swazi Air
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:30 August 1973
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:421567Submit Correction
View count: 993
Delivered to the USAAF as 42-72220 in June 1944, transferred directly to the US Navy as R5D-1 Bu. No. 39172. Then to Northwest Airlines as NC49529 in 1946, leased to Pacific Overseas Airlines as N49529 in 1948. Joined Icelandair in 1962, from February 1963 as TF-FID. Four years later, it moved to South Africa and joined Africair/Wenela Air Services as ZS-FCK. After a short tenure, it was leased by Botswana National Airways as VQ-ZEG, later A2-ZEG. The following year it returned to South Africa as ZS-FCK with Protea Airways. Swazi Air Leased it in October 1970 as VQ-ZJN and from May 1971 3D-AAL
Registration / Serial:3D-AAL
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54A Skymaster
C/n (msn):10325
Operator Titles:Swazi Air
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:30 August 1973
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Registration / Serial:3D-AAL
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54A Skymaster
C/n (msn):10325
Operator Titles:Swazi Air
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:30 August 1973
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:421567Submit Correction
View count: 993
Delivered to the USAAF as 42-72220 in June 1944, transferred directly to the US Navy as R5D-1 Bu. No. 39172. Then to Northwest Airlines as NC49529 in 1946, leased to Pacific Overseas Airlines as N49529 in 1948. Joined Icelandair in 1962, from February 1963 as TF-FID. Four years later, it moved to South Africa and joined Africair/Wenela Air Services as ZS-FCK. After a short tenure, it was leased by Botswana National Airways as VQ-ZEG, later A2-ZEG. The following year it returned to South Africa as ZS-FCK with Protea Airways. Swazi Air Leased it in October 1970 as VQ-ZJN and from May 1971 3D-AAL
Registration / Serial:3D-AAL
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54A Skymaster
C/n (msn):10325
Operator Titles:Swazi Air
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:30 August 1973
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
City / Airport:Manzini - Matsapha (FDMS / MTS)Map
Country:Eswatini
Photo Date:October 1976
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:404866Submit Correction
View count: 480
First flown at Hurn on 29 August 1957 at Hurn as part of an order for BOAC Associated Companies. The first operator was Middle East Airlines where c/n 240 flew as OD-ACU. MEA sub-leased OD-ACU to Jersey Airlines before purchasing it from BOAC for lease to Jordan Airways in 1961. Returned to MEA in 1964, it was sold to Air Rhodesia as VP-WAR in 1968. In 1976 it was sold to Aviation Hire & Travel as ZS-JPU and leased to Swazi Air. Re-registered 3D-AAL the same year, it remained on lease to Swazi until 1979 when returned for lease to Air Rhodesia. Sold to Air Zimbabwe in 1981 and scrapped in 1986
Registration / Serial:3D-AAL
Aircraft Version:Vickers 754D Viscount
C/n (msn):240
Operator Titles:Swazi Air
City / Airport:Manzini - Matsapha (FDMS / MTS)Map
Country:Eswatini
Photo Date:October 1976
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
City / Airport:Manzini - Matsapha (FDMS / MTS)Map
Country:Eswatini
Photo Date:October 1976
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:404866Submit Correction
View count: 480
First flown at Hurn on 29 August 1957 at Hurn as part of an order for BOAC Associated Companies. The first operator was Middle East Airlines where c/n 240 flew as OD-ACU. MEA sub-leased OD-ACU to Jersey Airlines before purchasing it from BOAC for lease to Jordan Airways in 1961. Returned to MEA in 1964, it was sold to Air Rhodesia as VP-WAR in 1968. In 1976 it was sold to Aviation Hire & Travel as ZS-JPU and leased to Swazi Air. Re-registered 3D-AAL the same year, it remained on lease to Swazi until 1979 when returned for lease to Air Rhodesia. Sold to Air Zimbabwe in 1981 and scrapped in 1986
Registration / Serial:3D-AAL
Aircraft Version:Vickers 754D Viscount
C/n (msn):240
Operator Titles:Swazi Air
City / Airport:Manzini - Matsapha (FDMS / MTS)Map
Country:Eswatini
Photo Date:October 1976
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
City / Airport:Johannesburg - OR Tambo International (FAOR / JNB)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:12 March 1977
Photo by:Rick SkoroszewskiContact
Photo ID:370486Submit Correction
View count: 415
Registration / Serial:3D-AAL
Aircraft Version:Vickers 754D Viscount
C/n (msn):240
Operator Titles:Swazi Air
City / Airport:Johannesburg - OR Tambo International (FAOR / JNB)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:12 March 1977
Photo by:Rick SkoroszewskiContact
City / Airport:Johannesburg - OR Tambo International (FAOR / JNB)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:12 March 1977
Photo by:Rick SkoroszewskiContact
Photo ID:370486Submit Correction
View count: 415
Registration / Serial:3D-AAL
Aircraft Version:Vickers 754D Viscount
C/n (msn):240
Operator Titles:Swazi Air
City / Airport:Johannesburg - OR Tambo International (FAOR / JNB)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:12 March 1977
Photo by:Rick SkoroszewskiContact