
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | PK-AFM |
Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 14 Super Electra |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 14 Super Electra |
Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra |
C/n (msn): | 1411 |
Operator Titles: | KNILM - Royal Netherlands Indies Airways |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Brisbane - ArcherfieldMap |
Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: YBAF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | March 1938 to December 1938 |
Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 137636 |
Photo Comment |
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KNILM's shiny new PK-AFM on a regular service from Batavia (Jakarta) to Sydney. It was one of the KNILM aircraft to escape to Australia following the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) in 1942. -AFM crashed near Katherine, Northern Territory, on March 26, 1942 when the pilots became disorientated on a flight from Brisbane to Batchelor. Crew and passengers survived but not the greyhounds being carried as cargo. They became dinner during the four-day wait for rescue. Photo from: State Library of Queensland This photo was added on 19 April 2019, and has since been viewed 932 times. |