21.06.2010, 16:43
Douglas DC-2 / DC-3 = KLM "Pelikaan" + "The Flying Dutchman"
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PK-AFV, named the "Pelikaan" and previously registered as PH-ALP, was a Douglas DC-2 twin-propeller airliner, operated by KLM and its Asian subsidiary, KNILM from 1937 to 1942.
On May 10, 1940, as the Pelikaan was on route to Asia, Nazi forces invaded the Netherlands. The plane was then transferred to KLM's Dutch East Indies subsidiary, “Royal Netherlands Indies Airways” (or KNILM) and was re-registered as PK-AFV.On March 3, 1942, the pilot of the Pelikaan was a Russian World War I ace, Ivan Smirnov (or Smirnoff). He, with another two crew members, were transporting nine refugees, fleeing the Japanese invasion of Java. A package containing diamonds, which belonged to a Bandung firm named NV de Concurrent, was handed to Smirnov on the morning of March 3 by a KLM staffer at Bandung airport. Smirnov was instructed to hand it to a representative of the Commonwealth Bank once he reached Australia. He was reportedly unaware of its contents at the time. At about 10.30am, as the airplane neared Broome, skirting the Kimberley coast, three Mitsubishi Zero fighter planes — led by the Japanese ace Lt Zenjiro Miyano — were returning to their base in Timor, following the first air raid on Broome. Smirnov was following the coastline towards Broome. The Japanese pilots, who were at a higher altitude than the Pelikaan, dived at it and fired at its port side. Smirnov was wounded in his arms and hip, but managed to put his plane into a steep spiral dive. With the port engine on fire, and fearing that a wheels-down landing on soft sand would cause the plane to roll or flip over, Smirnov opted for a beach crash-landing, terminating in the shallow surf. He achieved this at Carnot Bay, 80 km (50 mi) north of Broome. The Zeroes then strafed the crashed airplane. Five passengers were killed or were seriously injured by the bullets. Smirnov reported that he dropped the package of diamonds in the surf. The following day, as the survivors awaited a rescue party, a Japanese Kawanishi H6K flying boat spotted the wreck and dropped two bombs near them. The Kawanishi later returned and dropped another two bombs. None of the bombs caused any damage or injuries.
A mariner named Jack Palmer, who was one of the first to arrive at the scene of the crash, later handed in over £20,000 worth of diamonds. In May 1943, Palmer and two associates, James Mulgrue and Frank Robinson, were tried and acquitted for theft of the diamonds, in the Supreme Court of Western Australia in Perth. No other person has been tried for the loss of the diamonds…..More story and pictures here…http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/wa02.htm
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![[Image: C47_KLM_FlyingDutchman_Pelikaan_01.jpg]](http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac247/lrrmullen2/C47_KLM_FlyingDutchman_Pelikaan_01.jpg)
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Douglas DC-3 KLM "The Flying Dutchman" circa 1950´s.
It started life as Nº 93463 (c/n 13377) to RAF as Dakota III KG618. Sold Feb. 1947. Became PH-TDZ of KLM, and was later reregistered PH-DAZ. Went through numerous modifications and served as passengers/mail and cargo transporter.
![[Image: C47_KLM_FlyingDutchman_Pelikaan_02.jpg]](http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac247/lrrmullen2/C47_KLM_FlyingDutchman_Pelikaan_02.jpg)
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![[Image: C47_KLM_FlyingDutchman_Pelikaan_BAn.jpg]](http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac247/lrrmullen2/C47_KLM_FlyingDutchman_Pelikaan_BAn.jpg)
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2 Skin-pack (for ingame C-47 airplane) featuring...
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PK-AFV, named the "Pelikaan" and previously registered as PH-ALP, was a Douglas DC-2 twin-propeller airliner, operated by KLM and its Asian subsidiary, KNILM from 1937 to 1942.
On May 10, 1940, as the Pelikaan was on route to Asia, Nazi forces invaded the Netherlands. The plane was then transferred to KLM's Dutch East Indies subsidiary, “Royal Netherlands Indies Airways” (or KNILM) and was re-registered as PK-AFV.On March 3, 1942, the pilot of the Pelikaan was a Russian World War I ace, Ivan Smirnov (or Smirnoff). He, with another two crew members, were transporting nine refugees, fleeing the Japanese invasion of Java. A package containing diamonds, which belonged to a Bandung firm named NV de Concurrent, was handed to Smirnov on the morning of March 3 by a KLM staffer at Bandung airport. Smirnov was instructed to hand it to a representative of the Commonwealth Bank once he reached Australia. He was reportedly unaware of its contents at the time. At about 10.30am, as the airplane neared Broome, skirting the Kimberley coast, three Mitsubishi Zero fighter planes — led by the Japanese ace Lt Zenjiro Miyano — were returning to their base in Timor, following the first air raid on Broome. Smirnov was following the coastline towards Broome. The Japanese pilots, who were at a higher altitude than the Pelikaan, dived at it and fired at its port side. Smirnov was wounded in his arms and hip, but managed to put his plane into a steep spiral dive. With the port engine on fire, and fearing that a wheels-down landing on soft sand would cause the plane to roll or flip over, Smirnov opted for a beach crash-landing, terminating in the shallow surf. He achieved this at Carnot Bay, 80 km (50 mi) north of Broome. The Zeroes then strafed the crashed airplane. Five passengers were killed or were seriously injured by the bullets. Smirnov reported that he dropped the package of diamonds in the surf. The following day, as the survivors awaited a rescue party, a Japanese Kawanishi H6K flying boat spotted the wreck and dropped two bombs near them. The Kawanishi later returned and dropped another two bombs. None of the bombs caused any damage or injuries.
A mariner named Jack Palmer, who was one of the first to arrive at the scene of the crash, later handed in over £20,000 worth of diamonds. In May 1943, Palmer and two associates, James Mulgrue and Frank Robinson, were tried and acquitted for theft of the diamonds, in the Supreme Court of Western Australia in Perth. No other person has been tried for the loss of the diamonds…..More story and pictures here…http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/wa02.htm
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Douglas DC-3 KLM "The Flying Dutchman" circa 1950´s.
It started life as Nº 93463 (c/n 13377) to RAF as Dakota III KG618. Sold Feb. 1947. Became PH-TDZ of KLM, and was later reregistered PH-DAZ. Went through numerous modifications and served as passengers/mail and cargo transporter.
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