| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | PK-AKU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide (Dominie) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide |
| C/n (msn): | 6296 |
| Operator Titles: | (KNILM - Royal Netherlands Indies Airways) |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | BaboMap |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: WASO IATA: BXB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1935 to August 1938 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 346737 |
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KNILM's three Dragon Rapides were acquired for aerial surveying in Netherlands New Guinea on behalf of the NNGPM oil company, and PK-AKU is seen here at the new Babo airfield. The Rapides proved of limited utility, however, and after replacement by two Sikorsky S-38 amphibians the surviving pair were employed elsewhere in Indonesia, with AKU crashing on Madura Island on 16 August 1938. Photo from: Leiden University Libraries This photo was added on 22 March 2021, and has since been viewed 524 times. |