This picture was taken by my father at Semarang airfield, shortly before it was handed over to the Indonesian air force. It shows several Dutch C-47s, including T-973. This aircraft had already been handed over to the KNILM - Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij - as PK-RCO in 1947, but went back to the Netherlands Air Force because it was needed in the Indonesian war of independence. This may well be the last picture of that aircraft wearing Dutch markings. It remained in Indonesia after hostilities ended and went to Garuda as PK-GDD.

Dutch amphibious operation at Labuhan Bilik, Sumatra, during the Indonesian war of independence. The flying boat was delivered to the RCAF as a Catalina Mk.IVA, JX209, on 8 May 1943. To storage on 28 August 1945. Entered Dutch service as P-206 (16-206) on 24 December 1946. Scrapped at Surabaya - Morokrembangan in 1950. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)