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Aviation History
1950
1950 - 1008.PDF
Bahamas sunshine and warm breezes: a B.O.A.C Constellation on its way from England to Santiago, Chile, calk at Oakes Field. HOLIDAY AIRPORT . ^ bakes Field, Nassau, Bahamas : Gateway to the Pleasant Places - SERVING what is undoubtedly one of the most famousholiday beauty-spots in the world, Oakes Field, theairport for Nassau, on Providence Island in the Bahamas, is visited by scheduled services of five major airlines; it is also the base for a thriving domestic operator. These facts alone indicate the popularity which Nassau has attained in the eyes of tourists. The islands themselves consitute a veritable paradise of perpetual sunshine, set in a sub-tropical climate which permits palms and pine trees to grow side by side, and gardens to provide a riot of colour the whole year round. Air transport brings these delights within easy reach of the holiday-maker, for it relieves him of the need to spend a large proportion of his vacation time in sea travel. Sche- duled flights are made to Oakes Field by aircraft from Britain, South America, the United States and Canada, among the 37-odd points linked with Nassau being Toronto, Montreal, New York and Lisbon; the island is also a stopping point on B.O.A.C.'s South American route from London to Kingston (Jamaica) and Santiago, Chile. To participate in the heavy traffic, the Corporation recently chartered Vikings of B.W.I.A. to make twice-daily flights between Nassau and Miami. Domestic services within the islands are provided by Bahamas Airways, Ltd., a company whose share capital was acquired by B.O.A.C. in January, 1949. B.O.A.C.'s manager at Nassau, incidentally, is also managing director of Bahamas Airways. For its size, the company's fleet could hardly be a more versatile one. Four amphibians (one Catalina, two Grumman. Geese and one Seabee) are used, together with two DC-3S, and, in addition to ordinary work, the aircraft are often used to fly stretcher cases, doctors and police to and from many of the remoter areas. If C.A.B. approval is obtained, the company also hopes to operate frequent services between Oakes Field, West Palm Beach and Miami. A Bahamas Airways Catalina and the Oakes Field terminal building.
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