Last updated December 7 2015

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS

Below, postcards from my collection are shown per aircraft type

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Douglas DC-4 | Douglas DC-7

Lockheed Constellation

Vickers Viking | Vickers Viscount

Boeing 707 | Boeing 727

Number of postcards: 15

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Douglas DC-4

South African Airways operated 8 different DC-4 aircrafts between 1946 and 1967.
Registrations used were:

Type Douglas C-54A-10-DC

ZS-BWN "Swartberg"

Type Douglas C-54A-15-DC Skymaster

ZS-BYA

Type Douglas DC-4-1009

ZS-AUA "Tafelberg"
ZS-AUB "Outeniqua"
ZS-AUC "Drakensberg"
ZS-BMF "Amatola"
ZS-BMG "Magaliesberg"
ZS-BMH "Lebombo"

In the collection 1 of the 8 aircrafts is depicted.

ZS-AUB
Construction number 42934, model Douglas DC-4-1009.
Delivered in May 10 1946 named Outeniqua.
In service until September 1967. To South African Air Force, registration 6905.
ZS-AUB was the last DC-4 in SAA service.

ZS-AUB
South African Airways
Douglas DC-4
In flight
VC
Airline issued
ZS-AUB
South African Airways
Douglas DC-4
In flight
VC
Airline issued
ZS-AUB
South African Airways
Douglas DC-4
In flight
VC
Airline issued

Interior views

South African Airways
Douglas DC-4
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VC
Douglas DC-7

South African Airways operated 4 different DC-7 aircrafts between 1956 and 1967.
Registrations used were:

Type Douglas DC-7B

ZS-DKD "Drommedaris"
ZS-DKE "Reiger"
ZS-DKF "Goede Hoop"
ZS-DKG "Chapman"

In the collection 1 of the 4 aircrafts is depicted.

ZS-DKE
Construction number 44911, model Douglas DC-7B.
Delivered in March 1956 named Reiger.
In service until 1967. Sold to Boreas Corp., registration N-1760.

ZS-DKE
South African Airways
Douglas DC-7
In flight
over Johannesburg
VC
Airline issued
Unnumbered
ZS-DKE
South African Airways
Douglas DC-7
Frankfurt (FRA)
Germany
VC
Hermann Montanus, Frankfurt
F58 2812
Lockheed Constellation

South African Airways operated 4 different Constellation L-749 aircrafts between 1950 and 1962.
Registrations used were:

ZS-DBR "Cape Town"
ZS-DBS "Johannesburg"
ZS-DBT "Pretoria"
ZS-DBU "Durban".

In the collection 1 of the 4 aircrafts is depicted.

ZS-DBS
Construction number 2630, model Lockheed Constellation L-749A.
Delivered in 1950 named Johannesburg.
In service until ???. Sold to Trek Airways, registration renamed the same.

ZS-DBS
South African Airways
Lockheed Constellation
L-749
Frankfurt (FRA)
Germany
VC
Bildverlag Peter Nagel
Frankfurt am Main
No: 4527
ZS-DBS
South African Airways
Lockheed Constellation
L-749
Frankfurt (FRA)
Germany
VC
Bildverlag Peter Nagel
Frankfurt am Main
No: 4659

Unknown registrations

Unknown registration
"xxx"
L-749
Rome Ciampino (CIA)
Italy
VC
Boeing 707

South African Airways operated 10 different Boeing 707 aircrafts between 1960 and 1980.
Registrations used were:

ZS-SAA "Johannesburg" (ex ZS-CKC)
ZS-SAB "Cape Town/Kaapstad" (ex ZS-CKD)
ZC-SAC "City of Durban" (ex ZS-CKE)
ZS-SAD "Bloemfontein" (ex ZS-DYL)
ZS-SAE "Windhoek" (ex ZS-EKV)
ZS-EUW "Pretoria"
ZS-SAF "Port Elizabeth" (ex ZS-EUX)
ZS-SAG "Durban" (ex ZS-FKT)
ZS-SAH "Pretoria" (ex ZS-FKG)
ZS-SAI "East London/Oos Londen"

In the collection 1 of the 10 aircrafts is depicted.

ZS-SAD
Construction number 18891, model Boeing 707-344B.
Delivered August 27 1965 named Bloemfontein.
In service until 1980.
After September 1980 the aircraft was leased to a number of different operators.
If SAA still owned it or not is not clear for me.

ZS-SAD
"Bloemfontein"
Boeing 707
Frankfurt (FRA)
Germany
VC

Unknown registrations

Unknown registration
"xxx"
Boeing 707
Johannesburg Jan Smuts (JNB)
South Africa
VC
Unknown registration
"xxx"
Boeing 707
In flight
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VC
Boeing 727

South African Airways operated 9 different Boeing 727 aircrafts between 1965 and 1982.
Registrations used were:

ZS-SBA "Tugela" (ex ZS-DYM)
ZS-SBB "Limpopo" (ex ZS-DYN)
ZC-SBC "Vaal" (ex ZS-DYO)
ZS-SBD "Oranje/Orange" (ex ZS-DYP)
ZS-SBE "Letaba" (ex ZS-DYR)
ZS-SBF "Komati" (ex ZS-EKW)
ZS-SBG "Swakop" (ex ZS-EKX)
ZS-SBH "Marico"
ZS-SBI "Kei"

In the collection 2 of the 9 aircrafts is depicted.

ZS-DYN
Construction number 18893, model Boeing 727-044.
Delivered July 8 1965 named Limpopo.
In service until 1982.
In September 1982 sold to Pan Aviation, registration N722GS.

ZS-DYN
"Limpopo"
Boeing 727
In flight
over Johannesburg
VC
Frameworthy Publications
Johannesburg
No: JSPC 29
ZS-DYN
"Limpopo"
Boeing 727
In flight
over Johannesburg
VC
Protea Colour Prints
Cape Town
No: 459

ZS-DYP
Construction number 18895, model Boeing 727-044.
Delivered August 23 1965 named Oranje/Orange.
In service until 1981.
In December 1981 sold to Liberia World Airlines, registration EL-AIZ.

ZS-DYP
"Oranje/Orange"
Boeing 727
Johannesburg Jan Smuts (JNB)
South Africa
VC