South African Airways Museum Society

For anyone that might be heading over to SA or knows someone who might be interest in the SAAMS - here is the official release from them regarding visitors.

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The South African Airways Museum Society
Information for local and overseas visitors.

Updated 8 November 2009

Thank you for your enquiry about our Museum. The following will help when planning your visit. Click on blue links for further information.

The South African Airways Museum Society is based at Rand Airport and makes use of land allocated to them by Rand Airport management. The display hall and library is located in the Transvaal Aviation Club building alongside the static aircraft park. Museum Co-ordinates are -26° 14' 30.23", +28° 9' 33.44"

The Museum owns 11 aircraft, 7 on static display and 4 operational/serviceable. Their locations are as follows:

Casa 352L (Junkers Ju 52/3m) ZS-AFA
Lockheed L1649A Starliner ZS-DVJ
Vickers Viking 1A ZS-DKH

The above aircraft are located at SAA Technical at OR Tambo International Airport and can be visited by special request. Our restoration manager Richard Hunt [email protected] or [email protected] 083 459-7802 (cell) works at SAA and can make arrangements for you to visit. Photography is NOT normally permitted at SAA Technical. It may however be possible to arrange a camera permit. Please apply well in advance to [email protected] and provide full names, contact details and South African Identity Number or Passport number.

The CASA 352L is serviceable and was test flown on 16 April 2009. The aircraft has been out of service for many years now and the Museum is working on putting her back in the air to once again provide nostalgia flights and charter work.

The below mentioned static display aircraft are based at our Rand Airport Museum Facility.

Boeing 747-200 ZS-SAN
Boeing 747SP ZS-SPC
de Havilland DH 104 Dove ZS-BCC
Douglas C-54 ZS-PAJ
Lockheed L18-08 Lodestar ZS-ASN

The B747SP is 100% intact as it was when it landed at Rand. The engines and APU are run regularly.
The B747-200 is intact as it was when it landed at Rand. However the engines are not the original ones as at the time of landing, the engines were still a saleable item. The APU is run regularly and the rest of the aircraft all works.

There is a Douglas DC-6 9Q-CGZ in the Museum’s aircraft park, not owned by the museum but stored for the owner.

The Museum owns a GPU (Ground Power Unit) and this is used to “switch on” the two 747s when needed for film shoots, VIPs or sometimes for when we have our monthly meeting. An added attraction for our members.

The below aircraft are the Museum’s three operational aircraft and they are based at Denel Aviation on the eastern side of OR Tambo International Airport. Atlas Road, Bonaero Park, Kempton Park.

Douglas DC-4 ZS-AUB
Douglas DC-4 ZS-BMH
Douglas DC-3 ZS-BXF

The Museum leases the three classic airliners to Skyclass Aviation who operate them on charter work. The entire South African Historic Flight fleet was donated to the SAA Museum Society in late 2007. The fleet consisted of the two DC-4s, the DC-3 and the CASA 352L (Junkers Ju 52/3m). To view the Douglas classic airliners please contact Skyclass Aviation in order to make arrangements, contact details at the end of this information document.

Other Douglas aircraft at Rand Airport.

DC-3 ZS-DIW (Serviceable) Phoebus Apollo Aviation
DC-3 ZS-DRJ (not serviceable)
DC-3 ZS-LVR (under restoration to flying condition for charter work.) Skyclass Aviation
DC-3 ZS-NTE (under restoration to flying condition for charter work.) Springbok Flying Safaris
DC-4 ZS-AUA (not serviceable) Owned by the DDA Classic Airlines
DC-4 ZS-PAI (Serviceable but not used for a while) Phoebus Apollo Aviation
DC-6 9Q-CYO (not serviceable)

There are two DC-3 airframes that are potentially restorable to flying condition

DC-3 ZS-KEX Springbok Flying Safaris
DC-3 ZS-PAA Phoebus Apollo Aviation

There is a Carvair at Rand owned by Phoebus Apollo Aviation. Also a Catalina under restoration to flying condition in Hangar 5 at Rand.

The taking of photographs at the Museum facilities and at Rand Airport is permitted.

For ad-hoc visitors during weekdays, the booking of guided tours, functions, events etc, at the Museum, please contact Jean Swart 083 442 3771 [email protected] The Museum is open from 09:30 to 14:00 on weekends and public holidays.

Refreshments are available at the Museum complex from Biggles Bar & Bistro

Alternative contacts are: Barry Els [email protected] 082 859-6100
Sean Blaauw [email protected] 082 558-3547 (Museum Chairman)

The Museum’s website www.saamuseum.co.za is laden with fascinating and useful historic information which may be used for educational and interest purposes, the print media are welcome to use material. We would appreciate being contacted prior to any material being used.

Skyclass Aviation contact details.
(To make arrangements to view the DC-3 and DC-4s located at Denel Aviation)

Marilyn André CEO [email protected] 082 332-0477
Shaun Mulligan [email protected] 083 453-7488

Telephone: 011 927-3227 Fax: 011 927-2792

Denel Physical Address:
2nd Floor, Building R1
Denel Aviation Complex
Denel North Road
Kempton Park 1472
Denel co-ordinates -26° 8' 44.35", +28° 15' 54.12"

This document compiled by:
John Austin-Williams. Public Relations and Media Liaison Officer: South African Airways Museum Society
Cell: +27 (0) 83 459-7802 [email protected] www.saamuseum.co.za
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