Retired from KLM in 2003 and sold to the Aviodrome Museum for a symbolic 1 Euro. It was dismantled and transported via road and canal to the museum in December, 2004. Having worked on the Fokker F28 move in Saskatchewan earlier this year, I cannot imagine how big a job it would've been to move a 747!

nowadays we call this old-fashioned

Delivered to KLM as PH-BUK in 1978. Converted to stretched upper deck version in 1985. Preserved at the Aviodrome Museum, Lelystad from 2004.

Delivered to KLM in September 1978. Withdrawn from use and stored at Amsterdam (EHAM) on November 17, 2003. Acquired by the Aviodrome and preserved there on December 17, 2004.

PH-BUK was transported by ship from Amsterdam Airport to Lelystad for preservation in the Aviodrome museum. On the late evening of 15 December 2004 the disassembled airplane was pulled onto a floating barge. The little tug boats keeping it in place. Later that night they started the journey to Lelystad though the city of Amsterdam. A large banner with all the sponsors was attached to the airplane for the ride. Special banners for Saan, the transport company specialised in these kind of transports for both KLM and Aviodrome, and one banner for NVLT, the union of Dutch aircraft engineers.

PH-BUK crossing the Fokkerweg at Schiphol East, being moved from Schiphol to the Aviodrome museum in Lelystad. No permission was granted for a ferry flight from Amsterdam to Lelystad, so the airplane had to be partially disassembled and transported by ship.

Delivered new as a series 206BM 1st Sep 1978 and converted to SUD Apr 1985. Withdrawn from use 17th Nov 2003 and preserved Aviodrome Museum since 17th Dec 2004

PH-BUK at Amsterdam/Schiphol-Oost, being prepared to be shipped to the "Aviodrome" aviation theme park at Lelystad

Served KLM between July 1957 and sale to Aer Lingus as EI-AOJ in December 1966. Here it wears the early "Flying Dutchman" scheme with tricolour rudder stripes.