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