| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | PK-AKS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-38 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-38 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-38B |
| C/n (msn): | 414-14 |
| Operator Titles: | NNGPM - Nederlandsch Nieuw-Guinea Petroleum Maatschappij |
| Aircraft Name: | Bakopa |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Serui - Seaplane |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | April 1936 to December 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 826984 |
| Photo Comment |
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Ex NC23V of Standard Oil of New Jersey, which was apparently used in Venezuela. The NNGPM oil company was a consortium of subisidaries of Shell, Standard Oil of New Jersey (Esso) and Standard Oil of California (Texaco): the Bataafsche, Nederlandsche Koloniale and Nederlandsche Pacific oil companies, hence the aircraft name Bakopa. Seen on Yapen or Japen Island, Netherlands New Guinea. Scrapped in 1940. Registration reused on a Catalina in 1946. Photo from: Wereldmuseum This photo was added on 19 July 2025, and has since been viewed 65 times. |