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February 10, 2017 at 7:42 am in reply to: Vikings, Varsities and Valettas #802798

jaws
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Greetings all from Johannesburg South Africa,

I am sure you will be pleased to learn that at long last we have relocated our Vickers Viking 1A c/n 121, ZS-DKH, from OR Tambo International Airport (previously Johannesburg International Airport and before that Jan Smuts Airport) to our museum at Rand Airport, Germiston, just south of JHB.

Our Viking has the geodetic wing.

See http://www.saamuseum.co.za/our-aircraft/74.html

Now the long task of restoring her begins.

We are going to need numerous parts – I expect most will need to be made from scratch.

Engine cowlings
Tail cone
Pax door
Seats
Windows

et cetera.

Anyone got a genuine 1A workshop manual?

If you have any contact details for folk involved with surviving Varsity, Valetta and Viking please pass on my details.

We will need to correspond with as many folk as possible in the hopes that some spare parts are lying around and in need of a good home!

Any leads/help will be appreciated please.

Cheers,
Jaws

John Austin-Williams

Chairman: South African Airways Museum Society http://www.saamuseum.co.za
[email]john@austinwilliams.co.za[/email]

October 17, 2015 at 4:42 pm in reply to: Flying Boats to Vaal Dam South Africa 1948 #851186

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Thank you Adrian, much appreciated.

From what I understand 4 May 1948 was the inaugural service (by this I mean first paying passenger service). My calculations suggest the aircraft landed on the Val Dam on 8 May.

I have assumed the following but would like 100% confirmation:

Day 1, 1948/05/04 Southampton-Augusta
Day 2, 1948/05/05 Augusta-Cairo
Day 3, 1948/05/06 Cairo-Luxor
Day 4, 1948/05/07 Luxor-Khartoum-Port Bell
Day 5, 1948/05/08 Port Bell-Victoria Falls-Vaal Dam

I would like to know what the registration was of the aircraft that flew the above service.

Then I am trying to establish how many flights in 1948 that preceded the 4 May flight.

Photographs or contacts as to where photographs can be found (archives) would be first prize. This is for a book I am working on covering the history of South African Airways.

Kind regards,
Jaws

July 5, 2015 at 7:50 pm in reply to: SAA Museum acquires Link Jet Instrument Flying Trainer #870156

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Thanks for the heads-up,

There were a number of boxes labelled “parts/spares” – as yet unopened – we’ll wait until the building is complete, hopefully before Christmas, and the SIM moved in before we “unpack” – loose items not in sealed boxes tend to grow legs – mind you I know of many a “sealed box” whose contents was substantially less than when originally sealed!!!!

Re turning motor – some “thieving” may have to be used here – I believe there are more “spares” in a hanger at a close-by airfield – will investigate in due course.

Cheers,
Jaws

July 2, 2015 at 7:13 am in reply to: List of preserved Boeing 747 aircraft #873282

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Anyone know the identity of the 747 cockpit section at the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum in Germany?

Not to be confused with the 747 (D-ABYM) at Speyer.

Cheers,
Jaws

June 22, 2015 at 9:30 pm in reply to: List of preserved Boeing 747 aircraft #880331

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Thanks Mark

List has been updated.

I have no knowledge of the a/c home base.

Anyone?

Cheers,
Jaws

June 22, 2015 at 1:26 pm in reply to: List of preserved Boeing 747 aircraft #880765

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The P&W SPs are no more or less preserved than the GE one on the list. That’s why I mentioned them. They are engine test beds.

Hi Mark,

Do you have the registrations and/or c/n for me please.

Cheers
Jaws

June 19, 2015 at 8:42 pm in reply to: List of preserved Boeing 747 aircraft #882855

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I have added three more columns, Location – Country, Location – City/Town and GPS

Cheers
Jaws

June 19, 2015 at 1:59 pm in reply to: List of preserved Boeing 747 aircraft #883338

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B747-236B
23799/677
G-BDXO
Cockpit at ROC College University in Hoofddorp Netherlands (Regionale Opleidingen Centrum)

However I have no proof/evidence that the cockpit section is indeed there.

Cheers
Jaws

Cheers
Jaws

June 19, 2015 at 7:58 am in reply to: List of preserved Boeing 747 aircraft #883559

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Thanks, it’s the 7th item on the list.

Cheers
Jaws
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