C-47 RI-001, Lockheed 212
With respect to the C-47 at Taman Mini Indonesia in Jakarta, we got to remember that over the years there have been a number of DC-3/C-47s with the registration RI-001 in Indonesia, either in a flying condition or as a display.
The original RI-001 was c/n 26903, ex VR-HEC and was not ML-KNIL. It went to the AURI in August 1950 but it is not known what serial it received in AURI service.
From January 1994 to September 2001 an AURI aircraft, AF-4775 was flown as RI-001. This aircraft had former identities 45-0965, NZ3557, VH-MMO, ZK-AOH, PK-VTM and PK-NDG. It has been suggested that this aircraft operated at one stage from Pondok Cabe and was later located at Halim where it was withdrawn from use in September 2001.
The RI-001 on display at the TNI Satriamandala museum in Jakarta was formerly PK-GDZ (as is seen from the underwing markings) which was originally ML-KNIL DT-991 and was also registered, at some time as PK-RCI, PK-DPK and AURI’s T-491. Its c/n was 12514.
The RI-001 on display at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah site has not been identified. This aircraft is, however, marked ‘Indonesia Airways’, rather than ‘Indonesian Airways’.
A RI-001 has been reported in display in Bandar Aceh. Its identity is not known.
Some reference source has suggested that there was a RI-001 on display in Padang. Based on reports there was no such aircraft on display in 2006.
Very interesting is the aircraft collection at Kalijati, which includes ex ML-KNIL Lockheed L2-103.
Finally, in the Kebayoran suburb of Jakarta is a Harvard which - as far as I can determine - has no ML-KNL history.
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Convair (Vultee) BT-13 Valiant
Deze foto heb ik van een toenmalige collega bij Schreiner Luchtvaart gekregen. Hij had in januari 1974 een reis naar Indonesie gemaakt. Het toestel stond volgens hem even buiten Jakarta en kon toen al best een verfje gebruiken. Volgens hem werden er 8000 st. van dit type gebouwd.