Aircraft Photo of PH-AJX | Koolhoven F.K.48 | KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij | AirHistory.net #159297
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:PH-AJX
Aircraft Original Type:Koolhoven F.K.48
Aircraft Generic Type:Koolhoven F.K.48
Aircraft Version:Koolhoven F.K.48
C/n (msn):4801
Operator Titles:KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij
Location
City / Airport:Rotterdam - Waalhaven (closed)Map
Country:Netherlands
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:4 June 1934 to 9 May 1940
Photo from:Ruud van Ommeren Collection
Photo ID: 159297
Photo Comment

The sole FK.48 was the last airliner built for KLM by the artisanal Koolhoven company, using a surplus FK.40 wing which was literally sawn in halves, interlinked in a gull shape and supported by four struts. Nicknamed 'Ajax', PH-AJX could carry six passengers in KLM service and was mainly used on the Amsterdam - Eindhoven route until it was relegated to sightseeing, air taxi and training duties.

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