
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | ZS-DNU |
Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viking/Valetta |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viking/Valetta |
Aircraft Version: | Vickers 498 Viking 1A |
C/n (msn): | 118 |
Operator Titles: | Trek Airways - Trek Lugdiens |
Aircraft Name: | Piet Retief |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | BlackbusheMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLK IATA: BBS Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | November 1955 |
Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
Photo ID: | 312300 |
Photo Comment |
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Trek Airways (Trek Lugdiens in Afrikaans) operated VFF flights (visiting friends and family) between South Africa and Europe with Vikings and later Constellations on a non-scheduled basis. ZS-DNU served with BEA, Airwork and Eagle Aviation before joining Trek in 1955. The aircraft was written off at Lourdes while serving with Air Safaris 29 May 1960. This photo was added on 17 December 2020, and has since been viewed 1772 times. |