Aircraft Photo of NL-305 | Douglas C-54A Skymaster | Netherlands Government Air Transport | AirHistory.net #313732
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NL-305
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54A Skymaster
C/n (msn):10420
Operator Titles:Netherlands Government Air Transport
Location
City / Airport:Jakarta - Kemayoran (closed)Map
Country:Indonesia
Airport Codes:ICAO: WIID   IATA: JKT   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:20 November 1946 to 18 August 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 313732
Photo Comment

Behind the Netherlands Government Air Transport C-54 is PK-DSC, one of four Skymasters delivered to the Netherlands Indies air force in 1946. Given civil registrations, they were briefly used by the resurrected KNILM airline for a Batavia (Jakarta) - Los Angeles service through Biak, Kwajalein and Honolulu - total flying time, almost 50 hours! NL-305 and PK-DSC to KLM in August 1947 as PH-TAG and TSC, respectively. We think the photo must have been taken at Kemayoran and the hedges do show in some other pictures. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

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