In the same way as for the Belgian Congo, and just after world war one, the Netherlands wanted to join rapidly their colony in Dutch East Indies, that became modern Indonesia in 1949.

The first flight, which had to last 22 days, took finally place between the 1st of October and the 25th of November 1924... With numerous engine failures and a slight crash, fortunately without any victim among the pilots and passengers.

The fearless Dutch who accepted to get involved in this new way of travelling (7660 nm), between Amsterdam and Batavia, nowadays Jakarta, had plenty of time to discover a varied geography, with high-contrast, regarding the flat landscapes of their own country.

This flight plan allow me to mention Jens B. Kristensen, Danish developper, author of the Fokker VIIa for Flight Simulator (file : fviia v2.zip - FS Dome), named "Pelikaan", the airplane used in 1924.

A great thank to Kristensen for his work.  

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THE NETHERLANDS

Amsterdam (Shipol EHAM) /282mn

GERMANY

Leipzig (Halle-Leipzig EDDP) /364mn

HUNGARY

Budapest (Feriheygy LHBP) /163mn

SERBIA

Belgrade LYBE /443mn

GREECE

Athène (Hellinikon LGAT) /430mn

EGYPT

Mersa Matruh HEMM /228mn/ Le Caire (Cairo Intl HECA) /163mn

PALESTINE

Gaza (Gaza Intl LVGZ) /527mn

IRAQ

Bagdad (Muthena Z15M) /423mn

IRAN

Bushehr OIBB /421mn/ Jask OIZJ /498mn

PAKISTAN

Karachi  (Masroor AB - OPMR) /341mn

INDIA

Jodhpur VIJO /472mn/ Allahabad VIAL /404mn/ Calcutta - Identification FS : Kolkata (Netaji Subbash Chandra Bose Intl) /290mn

MYANMAR

Sittwe VYSW /268mn/ Rangoon - Identification FS : Yangon (Yangon Intl VYYY /315mn

THAILAND

Bangkok (Bangkok Intl VTBD) /463mn

MALAYSIA

Alor Setar (Sultan Abdul Halim WMKA) /189mn

INDONESIA

Medan (Polonia WIMM) /530mn/ Palembang (Sultan M Badaruddin li WIPP) /753mn/ Batavia-Jakarta (Soerkarno-Hatta Intl WIII)

Copyright Michel Lagneau 2008