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1939
1939 - 1265.PDF
43Q FLIGHT. APRIL 27, 1939 AIRLINE COMPANIES (CONTINUED) Singapore S.S. Fleet—2 D.H.86, 2 D.H. Rapides, and 1 D.H. Dragonfly. Routes served.—Singapore - Koala Lumpur - Ipoh- Taiping-Penang; projected extension to Kelantan. JAPAN and MANCHUKUO HUI T'UNG AVIATION CORP. Address.—Peking. Fleet.—No recent in formation available. Routes served.— Peking-Chengte, Peking-Changchikou, Pek ing-Tientsin-Dairen and Tientsin-Chinchou. MANSHYU KOHKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA (MANCHURIA AVIATION CO.). Address.—Mukden. Fleet.—10 Junkers Ju S6, Fokker Super Universal, Fokker F7, and Heinkel He.116. Routes served.—Dairen- ' Mukden - Hsinking - Harbin - Chiammussu. Msinking-Linhsi-Chengte-Mukden, Mukden- Dairen-Singisyu-Tuneua-Mukden, Hsinking- Seisin, Hsinking-Fuchin, Hsinking-Harbin. Harbin-Chiamussu-Fuchin-Mutanching - Har bin, Harbin-Heiho-Tsitsihar, and Mutan- ching-Suilenho. NIPPON KOKUYUSO KAISYA (JAPAN AIR TRANSPORT CO., LTD.). Address.—Hikokan Sibaku, Tokyo. Fleet. —Douglas D.C.3, Douglas D.C.2, Lockheed 14, Nakazima A.T., Fokker F7B, Airspeed Envoy, Fokker Super Universal, and Beech- craft C.17E. Routes served.—Tokyo-Osaka- Hukuoka - Keizyo - Dairen, Keizyo-Hoten- Sinkyo, Keizyo-Seisin, Hukuoka-Taikyu- Keizyo-Singisyu-Dairen, Hukuoka-Tsingtau- Tientsin-Pekin, Hukuoka-Shanghai-Nanking, Hukuoka-Naha-Taihoku, Taihoku-Taityu- Tainan-Mako, Tainan-Heito-Taito-Karenko- Giran - Tathoku, Osaka - Tokusima - Koti, Osaka - Nagoya - Tokyo-Sendai-Aomari-Sap- poro, Osaka-Tottori-Matue, Osaka-Kana- zawa-Toyama-Nagano-Tokyo, and Tokyo- Naganonigata; projected service to Pelew Islands. A merger of these three Japanese companies should now have come into effect. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSCH- INDISCHE .. LUCHVAART .. M A A T - SCHAPPIJ (K.N.I.L.M.). Address.—Sluisbrug, Batavia. Fleet.— Douglas D.C.2, Lockheed 14, D.H. Rapide, Fokker F7B and Fokker F12. Routes served.—Batavia - Koepang - Darwin - Long- reach-Sydney, Medan-Palembang-Batavia, Saigon - Singapore - Palembang - Batavia- Batavia - Sourabay - Bandjermasin - Palik- papan, Sourabaya-Makassar, Batavia-Sema- rang-Sourabaya-Den Pasar, Palikpapan- Tarakan, and Batavia-Bandoeng. AIRLINES' At the Trans-Canada Air Lines' operational base at Winnipeg, with two of the company's Lockheed 14s on the tarmac. PALESTINE and IRAN IRANIAN STATE AIRWAYS. Address.—Ministry of Posts and Tele graphs (Department of Civil Aviation), Teheran. Fleet.—3 D.H. Rapides. Routes served.—Teheran-Baghdad; projected ser vices Teheran-Bouchir, Teheran-Diarbakir (Turkey), and Teheran-Mechet. PALESTINE AIRWAYS, LTD. Address.—Assicurazione Generali Build ing, Princess Marie Avenue, P.O.B.617, Jeru salem (operating from Tel-Aviv Aerodrome). Fleet.—2 Short Scions and 1 D.H. Rapide; Short Scion Senior on order. Routes served. —Tel-Aviv-Haifa-Beyrouth; service to Cy prus starting next month, THE PHILIPPINES ILOILO-NEGROS AIR EXPRESS, INC. Address.—Tiempo-Times Building, Oloilo. Fleet.—(Last year) 1 Sikorsky F.43, 1 Stin- son SR, and 2 Stinson U. Routes served.^- Manila-Iioilo-Del Monte-Davao, and Iloilo- Bacalod. PHILIPPINE AERIAL TAXI COMPANY. Address.—P.O. Box i6t3, Manila. Fleet. —(Last year) 3 Bellanca Sky Rockets, 2 Wacos. Routes served.—Manila-Paracale, Manila-Bagio and Paracale-Naga. SIAM AERIAL TRANSPORT COMPANY OF SIAM, LTD. Address.—Airways House, Bangkok. Fleet. —3 Fairchilds, 3 D.H. Puss Moths. Routes served. — Nakorm-Rajasima-Mahasarakam- Udorn-Xakon Panom. CANADA BRITISH YUKON NAVIGATION CO. Address.—Commerce Building, Vancouver, B.C. Fleet.—No recent information avail able. Routes served.—Whitehorse-Dawson- Mayo. CANADIAN AIRWAYS, LTD. Address.—Airways Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Fleet.—2 Laird LCB200, 1 Lock heed Vega, 1 D.H. Fox Moth, 2 D.H. Dragons, 2 Stearman Mail, 1 Stinson Jr., 7 Junkers W.33 and 34, 1 Junkers Ju 52, 1 Fairchild FC2W2, 6 Fairchild 71C, 1 Fair- child Super 71, 5 Noorduyn Norseman, 2 Stinson Reliants, 3 Bellanca Pacemaker, and 2 D.H. Rapides. Routes served.—Charlotte- town-Moncton, Sioux Lookout-Red Lake, Sioux Lookout-Pickle Lake, Kenora-McKen- zie, Winnipeg-Red Lake, Lac du Bonnet- Bissett, Gods Lake-Winnipeg, Ilford-Sachigo, Gods Lake-Norway House, Prince Albert- Goldfields, Edmonton-Yellow Knife, Van- couver-Zeballos, Vancouver-Seymour-Inlet and Vancouver-Victoria. CANADIAN COLONIAL AIRWAYS. Address.—Montreal, Quebec. Fleet.—No recent information available. Routes served. —Montreal-Albany and Montreal-Ottawa. DOMINION SKYWAYS, LTD. Address.—807, Confederation Building, Montreal, Quebec. Fleet.—3 Fairchilds, 2 Wacos, 1 Noorduyn, Norseman and 1 Bel lanca Pacemaker. Routes served.—Montreal Val d'Or-Rouyn and charter service through out Quebec and eastern Ontario. This com pany also manages Newfoundland Skyways, Ltd., which hold exclusive air transporta tion rights in Labrador; Newfoundland Sky ways operate 2 Bellanca Sky Rockets. CANADIAN SCENES : Two of Dominion Skyways' staff (left) photographed some 500 miles from the company's base ; radio equipment is rather more to them than a mere means of traffic control. Above is a Canadian Airways Junkers W.34 a* Fort Chipewyan, with local inhabitants and a dog team to take the mail and freight from the machine to the settlement Note the tarpaulin cover on the engine and the two canoes lashed to the underside of the wings.
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