Post by andre19 on Nov 24, 2014 13:28:03 GMT -5
Sudan Airways is the national airline of Sudan, was formed in February 1946 and started scheduled operations in July the following year. In 1947 they received four de Havilland DH.104 Dove's, and in 1948 the fifth. In July 1948 flights were operating from Khartoum to El Obeid, El Fasher and El Geneina in the west, Malakal and Juba in the south, Asmara via Kassala and Port Sudan via Atbara in the east and Wadi Halfa in the north.
Ridership was so heavy that the toilets were removed from the Doves and a passenger sat in the right cockpit seat, which bought the passenger load to ten. Continued high loads encouraged the airline to look for larger aircraft and in 1953 Douglas C-47’s were introduced. This extra capacity allowed Sudan Airways to begin carrying freight and mail and also do aerial survey work. All aircraft registration numbers were changed from SN- to ST- in 1957 when Sudan received independence.
In 1959 the “Blue Nile” Khartoum-London service began with a Viscount 831. Three Fokker F-27’s arrived in 1962 – a fourth was ordered, followed later in the year by two de Havilland Comet 4B’s. The Comets took over from the Viscount and the F-27’s gradually replaced the C-47’s and Doves on most routes.
First Sudan Airways aircraft registered as SN-AAA in 1947.
c/n 04016 was purchased by Sudan Airways in 1946 and registered SN-AAC. Re-registered in Oct 1957 as ST-AAC. Sold to Executive Air in 1969 as G-AIIY. Withdrawn From Use in 1971. This aircraft livery was used between 1960 and 1969.
c/n 27099. Delivered to USAF as 43-49838 in January 1945 and transferred to RAF as KN231. To Airwork Ltd in May 1953 as G-AMZW. To Sudan Airways in June 1953 as SN-AAH and re-registered in 1957 as ST-AAH. To Sudan Air Force in October 1965 as 424. To South African Air Force in August 1975 as 6850. To South African National Museum of Military History in April 2009 and currently on display. This aircraft livery was used between 1957 and 1959.