Kalahari Desert Air Mail ~ First Flight 1 November 1938

Johannesburg (South Africa) to Windhoek (South West Africa).

On 1 November 1938, South African Airways introduced a Second Air Mail Service to South West Africa. The Existing Route, from Johannesburg to Windhoek via Kimberly, Upington and Keetmanshoop, was supplemented by the new Weekly Service across the Kalahari Desert via Palapye, Maun and Gobabis.