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Aviation History
1952
1952 - 1713.PDF
FLIGHT, 20 June 1952 Right) The company's modern office near Aden Airport; the badge (on near wall) consists of a double Speedbird. (Left) Somali guard on duty at Mogadishu, mid-point on the weekly Aden-Mombasa service. RED SEA AIRLINE AS indicated by the external markings of their six DC-3S, Aden Airways are closely affiliated with B.O.A.C. The t company is, in fact, a wholly owned subsidiary, though its operations, on a 6,000-mile network, are controlled by a separate administrative staff under Mr. A. de Graaf Hunter. Aden is the focal point for all routes—both local services and those to Ethiopia, East Africa, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria. The administrative H.Q., however, is situated in Asmara, Eritrea, which is 7,500ft above sea level and consequently cooler than Aden. Four of the Aden Airways DC-3S are undergoing conversion by Scottish Aviation, Ltd., to increase their usefulness on the Cairo-Mombasa route. The first has, in fact, been completed and returned to Aden. Originally 26-seaters, the Dakotas are being modified to give much wider flexibility; they will now be available with seats for 40, in high-density form, or for 32—the first-class version. They can also carry 22 passengers plus some cargo; finally, one hour's work will enable all interior fittings to be removed, providing an all-freight version. Interior finish is in dark blue and grey, with duck-egg blue curtains; toilets are forward, and cargo is stowed opposite the entrance door and towards the tail. Newly released operating figures give some indication of the scale of Aden Airways' activities. During the financial year ended on March 31st last, the company carried 21,893 revenue passengers on scheduled services and 1,143.5 short tons of freight. Other figures for the year were: revenue passenger-miles, 10,763,341; freight ton-miles, 591,657; aircraft-miles flown on scheduled services, 1,080,342 (an additional 335,716 aircraft-miles were flown on charter operations). (Above) Freight is weighed at Mukeiras, 90 miles north-east of Aden and linked to it by a tourist service which runs twice weekly. (below) Glimpsed from the palm-frond "waiting-room" at Ghuraf is Dakota VR-AAC, third civil aircraft to be registered in the Protectorate. One of Aden Airway's DC-3s (above) is boarded by passengers at Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, which is 50 miles from the Red Sea coast. Below is a scene at Kamaran Island, on the Djibouti-Cairo route, in the Red Sea. For further information see the famous sign in the foreground. 'iwf0 188? YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWEREO LAND OF TWO MOONS "W«4R MJO* 'MAMARAN TWO *TO*5 MOON MFlCCTtC SO fflfl 9* IB „ <tS, .' MM «• ' »iitl5ti«S,"w"ULO „, CM***1 "S 6U '-• 1 »ST tMOfl 1 MM*n mm*** ««•* ITS. MO BfUK<S* Wt.-.S ;. NOT ff («•»»*£•«•"
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