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Old 1st Jan 2008, 23:34
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The daily 1938 flights Berlin to London were joint Sabena/Lufthansa, different carriers operated on different days.

Sabena had both Ju52s and SM.73s and 83s in use then on the London route. The Junkers were German, the Savoia-Marchettis were licence built by Sabca in Belgium. That is how things were often done in those days.

The times I have for August 1938 are only a few minutes off those quoted by Renfrew :

Berlin Tempelhof - 1435
Dusseldorf 1655/1720
Brussels - 1815/1830
Croydon - 2000

The aircraft overnighted at Croydon (hangared of course !) and returned to Berlin the following morning.

Sources :

Cooke Continental Timetable August-September 1938 (had air times)
The World's Airways (1938), chapter on "Belgian Airways"
Complete Sabena prewar fleet listing here
http://www.europeanairlines.no/Fleet_SABENA_170504.htm
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