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Douglas DC-3 and C-47 in Southern Rhodesia
Air Rhodesia
Central African Airways
Hunting-Clan African Airways (Pty) Ltd
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Central African Airways
Central African Airways, CAA, was a joint national carrier of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Southern Rhodesia became Zimbabwe
Northern Rhodesia became Zambia
Nyasaland became Malawi
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DC-3s of Central African Airways CAA
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C/N
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Registration
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Model
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Dates in service
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Notes
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13018
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VP-YPB
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Douglas C-47A-5-DK
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1957-1957
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25805
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VP-YKL
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Douglas C-47A-30-DK
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1953-1964
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25928
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VP-YUU
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Douglas C-47A-30-DK
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1962-1966
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26437
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VP-YKP
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Douglas C-47B-DK
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1953-1977
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Originally allocated C/N 14992 C-47B-10-DK 43-49176, KJ998, G-AMYY, VP-YKP, R7134
One of three ex Zimbabwe Air Force Dakotas flown to Wonderboom in 2001/2, to Gert de Klerk for conversion to TP.
The three were C/N 26437 (7134) C/N 32651 (7039) C/N 42978 (7310)
C/N 32651 (7039) and C/N 42978 (7310) were relocated to Gert de Klerk's Freeway Airfield, Kromdraai, in August 2009. C/N 26437 (7134) remained at Wonderboom.
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26554
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VP-YKO
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Douglas C-47B-10-DK
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1953-1955
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written off at Salisbury 23 February 1955
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26994
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VP-YKH
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Douglas C-47B-20-DK
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1953-1964
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32741
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VP-WCG
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Douglas C-47B-25-DK
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1968-1977
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Also carried VP-YKN
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32741
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VP-YKN
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Douglas C-47B-25-DK
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1953-1966
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Also carried VP-WCG
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32935
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VP-YKM
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Douglas C-47B-20-DK
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1953-1964
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32954
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VP-YNH
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Douglas C-47B-30-DK
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1960-1977
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C/N 25928
VP-YUU
Rhodesian Air Services
Photograph: Terence Devine collection
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C/N 26437
VP-YKP
Central African Airways
Salisbury International 1959
Photograph: Brian Robbins
One of three ex Zimbabwe Air Force Dakotas flown to Wonderboom in 2001/2, to Gert de Klerk for conversion to TP.
The three were C/N 26437 (7134) C/N 32651 (7039) C/N 42978 (7310)
C/N 32651 (7039) and C/N 42978 (7310) were relocated to Gert de Klerk's Freeway Airfield, Kromdraai, in August 2009. C/N 26437 (7134) remained at Wonderboom.
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C/N 26439
VP-YSP
Wenela
Photograph: Will Blunt
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C/N 26994
VP-YKH
Central African Airways
The aircraft was named Matabele
Apparently at Hwange (then spelled Wankie) Main Camp. Looking at the flag, it must have been taken during the days of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, which was dissolved at the end of 1963.
Note the bus of Transcontinental African Safaris
Text: John Reid-Rowland
Photograph: John Reid-Rowland collection.
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C//N 32741
VP-YKN Central African Airways
Named RMA Mashona
RMA stands for Royal Mail Aircraft
The RMA titling was used extensively throughout the Empire.
VP-YKN
c/n 15993/32741
Ah... the way things were! Nostalgic shot of a Central African Airways, CAA, DC-3 VP-YKN basking in the sun in front of the Blantyre, Nyasaland airport terminal in 1954. This aircraft was the former G-AMPS, and a Dakota IV (KN471) with the RAF before that. CAA was dissolved following Ian Smith's Rhodesian Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965, and this late model ex C-47B-25-DK (1945 built) went to the Rhodesian Air Force as R7313. When Zimbabwe came into being, it passed to the Zimbabwean Air Force.
Text Eddie Coates
Photograph: Eddie Coates collection
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C/N 32954
VP-YNH
Air Rhodesia
Salisbury Airport
Photograph: Karel Zaayman collection
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C/N 32954
VP-YNH
Air Rhodesia
Photograph: Will Blunt
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Hunting-Clan African Airways (Pty) Ltd
HCAA
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Hunting-Clan African Airways (Pty) Ltd HCAA operated two DC-3s
VP-YNH C/N 32954 and VP-YON C/N 9131
VP-YNH C/N 32954
C/N 16206/32954
44-76622
XF769
KN477
G-AMSK
VP-YNH
w/o 15/08/1987
VP-YON C/N 9131
USAAF 42-32905 27 February 1943
RAF FD814 26 March 1943
ZS-BJZ Suidair International Airways
XY-ACP Union of Burma Airways
G-AOFZ Field Aircraft Services
Hunting Clan Air Transport
VP-YON Hunting Clan African Airways
G-AOFZ Derby Aviation
British Midland Airways
Gulf Aviation Limited
Crashed Azaiba, Muscat 17 August 1966
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Douglas DC-3 of Hunting-Clan African Airways (Pty) Ltd
Salisbury International 1959
Photograph: Brian Robbins
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Douglas DC-3 of Hunting-Clan African Airways (Pty) Ltd
Salisbury International 1959
Photograph: Brian Robbins
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Douglas DC-3 of Hunting-Clan African Airways (Pty) Ltd
Salisbury International 1959
Photograph: Brian Robbins
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Douglas DC-3 of Hunting-Clan African Airways (Pty) Ltd
Salisbury International 1959
Photograph: Brian Robbins
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DC-3 In Africa