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JAL Maiden Flight To SIN In 1958

DocPepz From Singapore, joined May 2001, 1882 posts, RR: 4
Posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 1524 times:

Hi

Wonder if any of you guys would know what type of aircraft JAL flew to SIN on its maiden flight in 1958, and what the frequency of service was? Tried to google it but couldn't find any such information.

Today they're doing double daily NRT, daily KIX (with a daily tag-on to KUL)

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FlashFlyGuy From Australia, joined Jan 2007, 439 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 1488 times:

From History of Japan Air Lines (1958)

Quote:
5.8 Began service to Singapore (DC6B).

http://www.jal.com/en/history/history/

EDIT - it doesn't say the frequency though.

[Edited 2008-04-30 11:04:47]

FlashFlyGuy From Australia, joined Jan 2007, 439 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 1437 times:

Timetable image from the 8th May 1958 edition - actual date of commencement of Singapore service, indicates service 3x week.

Ex Tokyo on Thursday, Saturday and Monday
Ex Singapore on Friday, Sunday, Tuesday.

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/jl58/jl58-3.jpg

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/jl.htm

[Edited 2008-04-30 12:17:50]

DocPepz From Singapore, joined May 2001, 1882 posts, RR: 4
Reply 3, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 1434 times:

FlashFlyGuy

Thanks so much for your quick response. You've been a great help!

Cheers.

FlashFlyGuy From Australia, joined Jan 2007, 439 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 1430 times:

No worries. Wink

Glad I could help.

Ryanair!!! From Singapore, joined Mar 2002, 4608 posts, RR: 34
Reply 5, posted (3 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1237 times:

This service commenced just 12-13 years after the Imperial Japanese Army surrendered and returned the island back to the British. I wonder how the people would have felt then watching a Japanese plane touch down in Singapore?

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FlashFlyGuy From Australia, joined Jan 2007, 439 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (3 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1122 times:

Quoting Ryanair!!! (Reply 5):
This service commenced just 12-13 years after the Imperial Japanese Army surrendered and returned the island back to the British. I wonder how the people would have felt then watching a Japanese plane touch down in Singapore?

I wonder the same myself. Considering, for example, that there are probably some Aussie WW2 Diggers left (that were imprisoned by the Japanese), that refuse to buy or use anything made in Japan, still to this day -- 63 years later! So you can imagine how the locals might have felt after only a short decade or so.

Although basically, JAL at that time was probably majority controlled by the "USA". I know that maintenance was done by UA and the pilots were Americans.

EXAAUADL From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 4083 posts, RR: 1
Reply 7, posted (3 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1106 times:

Quoting FlashFlyGuy (Reply 6):
Although basically, JAL at that time was probably majority controlled by the "USA". I know that maintenance was done by UA and the pilots were Americans.

I didnt know MX was done by UA, wouldnt it have made more sense for NW or PA?

FlashFlyGuy From Australia, joined Jan 2007, 439 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (3 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1065 times:

Quoting EXAAUADL (Reply 7):
I didnt know MX was done by UA, wouldnt it have made more sense for NW or PA?

Neither did I till yesterday. Sort of explains why they flew Tokyo to San Francisco - makes sense to rotate the DC-6's through for maintenance with UA there.

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/jl5402i.htm

[Edited 2008-05-01 09:02:09]

Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 17781 posts, RR: 17
Reply 9, posted (3 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 954 times:

Quoting FlashFlyGuy (Reply 8):
Quoting EXAAUADL (Reply 7):
I didnt know MX was done by UA, wouldnt it have made more sense for NW or PA?

Neither did I till yesterday. Sort of explains why they flew Tokyo to San Francisco - makes sense to rotate the DC-6's through for maintenance with UA there.

UA's SFO maintenance base also came in handy when a JL DC-8-62 landed in the water a couple of miles short of the runway approaching SFO in 1972, luckily with no fatalities and not even anything more than very minor injuries. The aircraft had little structural damage, mainly (engines, landing gear, flaps etc. It was repaired by UA and returned to service 4 months later.
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19681122-0

The aircraft in question 4 years before and 10 years after the incident.

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[Edited 2008-05-01 16:58:40]

Ryanair!!! From Singapore, joined Mar 2002, 4608 posts, RR: 34
Reply 10, posted (3 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 911 times:

Wow... Look at the photo on the left! You can see the white gloved flight attendants walking away from the aircraft! Man... those were the days.

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