• Palmietfontein Airport (Afrikaans: Palmietfontein Lughawe) was an airport situated to the south of Johannesburg (Katlehong), South Africa, from 1945 to...
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    outgrew it and replaced the airport with Palmietfontein Airport in 1948 (itself replaced by Jan Smuts International Airport in 1952). In 1917, Major Allister...
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    Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Thokoza is at the location of the now-defunct Palmietfontein Airport. It is situated south east of Alberton, adjacent to Katlehong. Thokoza...
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  • where the Palmietfontein Airport, which was the airport that was temporary serving Johannesburg whilst the new Jan Smuts International Airport was being...
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    Flight 115 was a scheduled passenger flight from Heathrow Airport to Palmietfontein Airport in Johannesburg with several intermediate stops. On 26 October...
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  • than one commercial airport "Zambia Airports Corporation Limited :: PRESS RELEASE THE NEW SIMON MWANSA KAPWEPWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OPERATIONAL". www...
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  • being sold to British European Airways.[citation needed] Palmietfontein Airport replaced Rand Airport as SAA's hub in 1948. In June 1948, SAA began to show...
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    a major airport was being planned between Boksburg North and Kempton Park—at that time Palmietfontein Airport, Alberton, was the main airport on the East...
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    near the town of Kempton Park on the East Rand, it replaced Palmietfontein International Airport, which had handled European flights since 1945. In 1943,...
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  • Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2015. Hayes, Isabel, "100 years of Sydney Airport flying", "Sydney Morning Herald", 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2014-07-22. Hughes...
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    Congo. The Sabena flight departed from Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport en route to Libenge Airport with 25 passengers and seven crew members on board. Mid-flight...
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  • International Airport, Johannesburg, while focus cities were Cape Town, flying from Cape Town International Airport and Durban, King Shaka International Airport. Its...
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    park. The tribe was offered land on adjacent farms Zandrivierspoort, Palmietfontein, and Mahobieskraal, in exchange for portions of the farms Ledig, Koedoesfontein...
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    Bloemfontein Gosforth Park, Germiston Grand Central Circuit, Midrand Palmietfontein Circuit [de], Katlehong Roy Hesketh Circuit, Pietermaritzburg WesBank...
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  • becomes the first jet airliner to arrive in South Africa, landing at Palmietfontein after a 24-hour journey with five refueling stops en route. May 5 –...
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  • Avro York airliners lands at Bournemouth, England, after a flight from Palmietfontein near Johannesburg, South Africa. November 16 – Pan American World Airways...
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