eventREF E-0011547Revised
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SAA takes over the South-West African Airways (SWAA)
- Date
- 1 Feb 1935
- Updated
- 4 Dec 2019
South African Airways
A year after its establshment, South African Airways (SAA), took over South-West African Airways (SWAA), which had since 1932 been providing a weekly air-mail service between Windhoek and Kimberley. The weekly services were not affected by these new developments, but continued with F13's. Schedules were also compiled to link up with Johannesburg to Cape Town services at Kimberley.
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 1, p. 613.
- 02seatmaestro, History of South African Airways, from â†SEAT→MAESTRO, [online], Available at www.seatmaestro.com [Accessed: 16 January 2014]
Last updated · 4 Dec 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SAA takes over the South-West African Airways (SWAA). South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011547
South African History Online (2011) 'SAA takes over the South-West African Airways (SWAA)', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011547 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
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"SAA takes over the South-West African Airways (SWAA)." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011547. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "SAA takes over the South-West African Airways (SWAA)." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011547.
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