Old Dar es Salaam Airport
FW is correct. The old airport was a couple of hundred yards west of the main road to the south which runs/ran along the west bank of the creek to the south of the main harbour. The National Stadium is built pretty well on the north end of the runway and certainly until 10 years or so ago segments of the runway and taxiways were still evident, along with some of the old wooden buildings.
BOAC introduced the Hermes in place of the Solent flying boats in September 1950. They gave way to the Argonauts on 1st October 1953, although they were reintroduced from about May to December 1954 when the Argonauts were required to fill in for the grounded Comet 1s.
The other type very much in evidence at the old airport was the Lodestar , operated by East African Airways until totally replaced by DC3s, probably around 1953. There were also 2 resident Tanganyika Government Percival Princes.
The new airport opened on 16th October 1954 and the old airport was closed.