Bob Schreiner wanted a heliport at the Malieveld, a central open space in his native The Hague. A trial flight was made to the Shell oil refinery in Pernis, in the port of Rotterdam. The 'Red Elephant' building in the background was Esso's by the way, not Shell's. A newspaper wrote that the entire area had been fenced off as if a mass landing by a whole fleet of helicopters was expected. The city of The Hague was not enthusiastic and AMS - RTM passenger service trials later in 1958 using a Vertol 44 - see photo 289447 - had to skip the Malieveld stop. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

A nice spring Sunday and a tobacco company hired a helicopter for a novel form of aerial advertising along Zandvoort beach. The pilot spotted a capsized boat and four boys in the cold water and dropped the signboard for them to use as a raft. The Djinn was registered to Aero Coop in The Hague from 1957 until 1965. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)