Aircraft Photo of PK-AFM | Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra | KNILM - Royal Netherlands Indies Airways | AirHistory.net #137636
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:PK-AFM
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 14 Super Electra
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed 14 Super Electra
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra
C/n (msn):1411
Operator Titles:KNILM - Royal Netherlands Indies Airways
Location
City / Airport:Brisbane - ArcherfieldMap
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YBAF   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:March 1938 to December 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 137636
Photo Comment

KNILM's shiny new PK-AFM on a regular service from Batavia (Jakarta) to Sydney. It was one of the KNILM aircraft to escape to Australia following the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) in 1942. -AFM crashed near Katherine, Northern Territory, on March 26, 1942 when the pilots became disorientated on a flight from Brisbane to Batchelor. Crew and passengers survived but not the greyhounds being carried as cargo. They became dinner during the four-day wait for rescue. Photo from: State Library of Queensland

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