Aircraft Photo of PJ-AIS | Fokker F.XVIII | KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij | AirHistory.net #293789
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:PJ-AIS
Aircraft Original Type:Fokker F.XVIII
Aircraft Generic Type:Fokker F.XVIII
Aircraft Version:Fokker F.XVIII
C/n (msn):5312
Operator Titles:KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij
Aircraft Name:Snip
Location
Location:Not known
Country:Caribbean Netherlands
 
Photo Date:February 1936 to March 1948
Photo from:Kas van Zonneveld Collection
Photo ID: 293789
Photo Comment

The 'Snip' is famous for operating the first transatlantic flight for KLM. Between 15-22 December 1934, it flew the routing Amsterdam - Marseille, Alicante, Casablanca, Porto Praia, Paramaribo, La Guaira, Curaçao. Covering 10488 km in 54h27. For support, the Dutch Navy submarine "K XVIII" and ships "Stuyvesant" and "Van Renelaer" were based in the Atlantic Ocean. The aircraft stayed at the Antilles and was reregistered PJ-AIS in February 1936 to KLM West-Indisch Bedrijf. Written off in April 1948 and used as fire trainer. At upload, the cockpit section still preserved at the Curacao museum. Location unknown, although likely to be Curacao.

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