
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | PK-ADB |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-5 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-5 (C-110/R3D) |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-5-511 |
C/n (msn): | 428 |
Operator Titles: | KNILM - Royal Netherlands Indies Airways |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | CloncurryMap |
Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: YCCY IATA: CNJ Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | April 1941 to December 1941 |
Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
Photo ID: | 117597 |
Photo Comment |
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PK-ADB refuelling at Cloncurry, a regular stop on KNILM's Batavia (Jakarta) to Sydney service. When World War II spread to Asia in December 1941, -ADB escaped to Australia in March 1942 and was taken into Allied military service. Destroyed in an air raid at Port Moresby on August 17, 1942. Photo from the Dannecker Collection This photo was added on 13 January 2019, and has since been viewed 1135 times. |