Amazing Kroonduif Airline
De Kroonduif, a former subsidiary of Dutch airline KLM, was the national carrier of Netherlands New Guinea (present day Western New Guinea, Indonesia), between 1955 and 1963. The name 'kroonduif' is the Dutch term for the crowned pigeon.
On 14 July 1955, the company Nederlands Nieuw Guinea Luchtvaart Maatschappij (NNGLM) was established as a subsidiary of Dutch airline KLM, to provide air services within the Dutch territory of Netherlands New Guinea. This new airline, operating under the name of De Kroonduif, was based at Biak, and operated several routes throughout the territory with two de Havilland Canada Beavers.
Later the fleet was also supplemented with Douglas DC-3 Dakotas and Twin Pioneers.
As Dutch New Guinea was being incorporated into Indonesian territory on 1 January 1963, the operations of De Kroonduif were absorbed by Indonesian airline Garuda Indonesia, which shortly afterwards assigned them to Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a company that since 1978 was fully owned by Garuda.
Main fleet aircraft
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| Founded | 14 July 1955 |
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| Ceased operations | 1 January 1963 (absorbed into GIA) |
| Hubs | Biak-Mokmer Airport |
| Fleet size | DC-3 and Twin Pioneer |
| Destinations | 19 (in 1958) |
| Parent company | KLM |
| Headquarters | Biak, Netherlands New Guinea |
According to the De Kroonduif timetable dated 1 December 1958, at the time the following destinations were served:
This new airline, operating under the name of De Kroonduif, was based at Biak, and operated several routes throughout the territory with two de Havilland Canada Beavers. and Scottish Twin Pioneer
Later the fleet was also supplemented with Douglas DC-3 Dakotas and Twin Pioneers.
KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf (KLM-IIB)
KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf (KLM-IIB) was founded on 1 August 1947 at Kemayoran Airport as a KLM subsidiary (due to the dissolution of Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij (KNILM)), and all of the aircraft in KNILM fleet were later transferred to KLM-IIB. They also received twenty Dakota aircraft, previously operated by Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (KNIL).
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Op 31 december 1949 werd na vier jaar bittere strijd, de soevereiniteit van Nederlands-Indië overgedragen aan de Republiek Indonesië.
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined high-wing propeller-driven short takeoff and landing (STOL).
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer was a British STOL transport aircraft built by Scottish Aviation at Prestwick Airport, during the 1950s
Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company.
Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf,
Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij Interinsulair Bedrijf Batavia (KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf
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