Aircraft Photo of PH-ALI | Douglas DC-3-194 | KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	PH-ALI
Aircraft Original Type:	Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:	Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:	Douglas DC-3-194
C/n (msn):	1590
Operator Titles:	KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij
Aircraft Name:	Ibis

Location
City / Airport:	Jakarta - Halim PerdanakusumaMap
Country:	Indonesia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: WIHH IATA: HLP Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	26 December 1936
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	823053

Photo Comment
The first DC-3 in Asia. The photo source mentions 1938 but also 26 December 1936, which is plausible as KLM's first DC-3 made its first flight on the East Indies route around Christmas 1936, flown by John Scholte and Dirk Parmentier. Scholte had been training on the DC-3 in Santa Monica. The big beautiful new Douglas draw a lot of interest en route. Note that 'Maatschappy' (company) is still spelled with y rather than ij. Photo from: Wereldmuseum This photo was added on 6 July 2025, and has since been viewed 73 times.

Photo Comment

The first DC-3 in Asia. The photo source mentions 1938 but also 26 December 1936, which is plausible as KLM's first DC-3 made its first flight on the East Indies route around Christmas 1936, flown by John Scholte and Dirk Parmentier. Scholte had been training on the DC-3 in Santa Monica. The big beautiful new Douglas draw a lot of interest en route. Note that 'Maatschappy' (company) is still spelled with y rather than ij. Photo from: Wereldmuseum

This photo was added on 6 July 2025, and has since been viewed 73 times.

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