| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | PK-AFC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker F.VII |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker F.VII |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker F.VIIb-3m |
| C/n (msn): | 5071 |
| Operator Titles: | KNILM - Royal Netherlands Indies Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Abel Tasman |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | WyndhamMap |
| Region / Country: | Western Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YWYM IATA: WYN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 14 May 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 568921 |
| Photo Comment |
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PK-AFC arrives in Australia on an experimental air mail service from the Netherlands. PK-AFC flew the legs after Batavia. The success of the flight prompted Imperial Airways to start a joint UK-Australia service with Qantas although it took over three years to get going . Under pressure from the UK, KNILM was barred from operating regular services into Australia until 1938. The Dutch were unable to retaliate by barring the Imperial/Qantas from the Dutch East Indies because KLM needed to transit India and other British possessions. Photo from: State Library of Western Australia This photo was added on 3 May 2023, and has since been viewed 641 times. |