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Aviation History
1931
1931 - 0052.PDF
FLIGHT, JANUARY 16 1931 The arrival of the first aeroplane at Semarang aerodrome on the occasion of the opening of the regular K.N.I.L.M. daily Air Service. sides.ifrom the Governor General and the Military and NavalAuthorities, and a subsidy was granted. The company was actually established in July, 1928, andthe services began on November 1, 1928. Seven three- engined Fokker VII b machines form the equipment Theseare eight-seatcrs, and have an operating speed of 100 m.p.h. Five are fitted with Armstrong Siddeley " Lynx " engines of220 h.p., and two have " Titans " of 230 h.p. Two Fokker F XII are on order and will shortly be put intothe services. These are 14-16 seaters with 3 Pratt & Whitney " Wasp " engines of 425 h.p. each. The services operated are as follows :— 1. Batavia-Bandoeng.—The distance is 69 miles which is flown twice daily each way in 45 minutes, saving 3| hours over surface transport. The fare is £\ 9s. 2. Batavia-Samarang-Sourabaya.—The distance is 420miles. The route is covered once daily in each direction. 4J hours are taken by air, a saving of 9 hours over surfacetransport. The fare is £5 7s. Sd. to Semarang and £8 Is. 3d, to Surabaya. 3. Batavia-Palembang.—350 miles. This is a veeMy ser- vice in each direction. The flying time is 3 hours, which is 30 hours less than the time of surface transport. The fare is £7 15s. 4. Batavia-Paletnbang-Singaporc.—695 miles. This ser-vice is also weekly in each direction and in eflect gives a bi-weekly service to Palembang, since it is alternate withNo. 3. The flying time of 7 hours is 41 hours saving over surface transport. The fare is /15 6s. The route is the onlyinternational one of the K.N.I.L.M. and provides communi- cation with China, Japan and India. 5. Batavia-Palembang-Pakenbaroe-Medan.—970 miles.This route is worked weekly each way, and supplements services 3 and 4 as far as Palembang. The flying time is An aerial view of the famous Native Market at Batavia. 54
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