| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | ZS-SBL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 737 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 737-200 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 737-244 |
| C/n (msn): | 19707 / 82 |
| Operator Titles: | South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens |
| Aircraft Name: | Pongola |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Johannesburg - OR Tambo InternationalMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FAOR IATA: JNB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1976 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 512722 |
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In the 1960s and 1970s South African named their 727s and 737s after rivers in the region. ZS-SBL is named after the Ponogola River which runs from KwaZulu Natal joining the Maputo River in Mozambique before shedding into the Indian Ocean. This photo was added on 29 October 2022, and has since been viewed 531 times. |