Aircraft Photo of PH-ALI | Douglas DC-3-194 | KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij | AirHistory.net #794296
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:PH-ALI
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3-194
C/n (msn):1590
Operator Titles:KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij
Aircraft Name:Ibis
Location
City / Airport:Amsterdam - SchipholMap
Country:Netherlands
Airport Codes:ICAO: EHAM   IATA: AMS   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:13 October 1936 to 31 October 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 794296
Photo Comment

PH-ALI was the first DC-3 outside the United States, arriving in Rotterdam by ship in October 1936, months before PH-ALH. Although we are not certain, this looks like the scene at Schiphol after the aircraft first arrived there on 13 October, flown by John Scholte. The name Ibis is applied on the nose, but difficult to see. First revenue flight to Paris on 13 November. Served on Indies route until 1939. Was in England on 10 May 1940 and served on BOAC's Bristol - Lisbon route as G-AGBB. Survived two attacks by German fighters, but was shot down over the Bay of Biscay on 1 June 1943. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

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