| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | L2-40 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 12 Electra Junior |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 12/212 Electra Junior |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 12-26 Electra Junior |
| C/n (msn): | 1308 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands East Indies - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pittsfield - MunicipalMap |
| Region / Country: | Massachusetts, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KPSF IATA: PSF Local: PSF Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 15 August 1942 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 306888 |
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The Netherlands East Indies air force was the main military user of the small Lockheed 12 Electra Junior, acquiring 16 L-212 crew trainers and 20 L-12 transports. Eleven of the latter were delivered to the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, Mississippi following the Japanese invasion in the NEI. After the closure of the school, they were sent to the West Indies, Australia and England, and some served in the East Indies and Holland after the war. L2-40 ended up in the Indonesian air force and is said to survive at Kalijati (WIHK). Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 3 December 2020, and has since been viewed 1107 times. |