| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZS-ADX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Koolhoven F.K.41 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Koolhoven F.K.41 |
| Aircraft Version: | Desoutter Dolphin |
| Manufacturers: | Koolhoven / Desoutter |
| C/n (msn): | 4102 |
| Promotional Titles: | Castle Beers |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | SAA Museum Society Collection |
| Photo ID: | 318842 |
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The first Koolhoven aircraft to reach the Union of South Africa was a model FK.41, modified by Desoutter in the UK to a Desoutter Dolphin. It was the second production aircraft built by the Koolhoven factory in Holland and was purchased by Marcel Desoutter and registered G-AAGC. It was sold to the Air Taxi Company (Pty) Ltd. of Wingfield in Cape Town and was registered ZS-ADX. The aircraft featured prominently in the search for the famous Swiss pilot Carl Nauer, who went missing along the West coast of Africa in August 1933. This photo was added on 2 January 2021, and has since been viewed 363 times. |