Thomas Thornton becomes the first air passenger in SA when he pays Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from Sydenham Hil

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South African History Online. (2012, March 16). Thomas Thornton becomes the first air passenger in SA when he pays Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from Sydenham Hil. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079416

South African History Online (2012) 'Thomas Thornton becomes the first air passenger in SA when he pays Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from Sydenham Hil', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079416 (Accessed: 19 August 2026).

South African History Online, Thomas Thornton becomes the first air passenger in SA when he pays Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from Sydenham Hil [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079416, (accessed 19 August 2026).

"Thomas Thornton becomes the first air passenger in SA when he pays Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from Sydenham Hil." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079416. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Thomas Thornton becomes the first air passenger in SA when he pays Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from Sydenham Hil." South African History Online. March 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079416.