Dysko 93 Posted September 24, 2011 Hi, in order to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Amsterdam-Rome route, KLM organized a short tour with the Dutch Dakota Association's DC-3 in KLM livery. Few lukcy ones were also able to book a short flight on board this beautiful plane. The first italian city visited by the DC-3 has been Milan (next cities will be Rome and Venice). Here are some shots from Milan Linate: Landing after the journey from Basel: The touristic flight was scheduled for 17:00, but the plane took off an hour earlier catching us by surprise. This photo should have been taken elsewhere, where heat haze should have been a minor problem. Close-up on the nose before landing: The take-off towards Rome: Thank you for watching! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdatelmi 124 Posted September 24, 2011 A great bird in a great livery! Thanks off sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derk 265 Posted September 24, 2011 (edited) PH-PBA is owned by the Dutch Dakota Assiciation and adopted by the KLM. They are flying a lot of celebration flights this year, see Youtube. Used to be the personal plane of Prince Bernhard. DDA tragically lost its first Dakota PH-DDA due to an engine quitting coupled with a failure in the propellor feathering mechanism.No one survived....... My brother in law was the chief crash investigator, took about a year to find out what the cause was. Flew a couple of times in that one, including my bachelors eve (got married the next day....) Beautiful machine, thanks for the pics !!! Houdoe, Derk Edited September 24, 2011 by Derk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
