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Old 27th Oct 2006, 16:08
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Just thought you might appreciate this as well.

Malayan Airways timetable July 1949. All flights departed from Singapore (times shown are there) and on DC3

0700 Mon - Bangkok. Returns 1900.
0700 Wed - Kota Bahru, Saigon. Returns 1815.
0700 TueFriSun - KL, Kuantan, Kota Bahru, Penang. Returns 1820.
0730 Daily - KL, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang. Returns 1800
0800 Mon - Kuching, Labuan, Jesselton. Night stop, returns 1530 on Tue.
0800 Fri - Batavia. Returns 1730.
0800 Tue - Palembang, Batavia. Returns 1815.
0830 ThuSat - Penang, Medan. Returns 1730.
0830 Fri - Palembang. Returns 1300.
0915 Wed - Penang, Bangkok. Night stop, returns 1615 on Thu.
1430 Daily - KL, Ipoh, Penang. Returns 1155. Based upcountry at Penang.

Seems to need at least 5 DC-3s to maintain the service. There were 7 in the fleet at this time. What nice days' flying !
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