Famgus Aviation Postcards: Douglas DC-2

Last updated December 19 2021

Douglas DC-2

FIRST DC-2 USERS (original users of a specific c/n) - 160 built
KLM (18)

American Airlines
[2/x]
#1311: NC14278, #1313: NC14280

KLM
[3/18]
#1317: PH-AJU, #1356: PH-AKJ, #1365: PH-AKS

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Douglas DC-2

In flight over Niagara Falls

Airline issued postcard by
American Airlines

# 1311
American Airlines
[original user]

NC14278
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DC-2 Line nbr: --
Douglas MSN: 1311
1934-1941 (1941)

NC14278
in fligth #2

American flew ??? DC-2 as original user:
#1307: NC14274, #1311: NC14278,
#1313: NC14280, #1403: NC14923

Later registrations of NC14278:
42-53530 (US Air Force) - for bookeeping only ???
HK867 (Royal Air Force)

Fate: Crashed at landing in Freetown, Sierra Leone,
on ferry flight.
[Aviation Safety Network]

Unknown airport

Airline issued postcard by
American Airlines

# 1313
American Airlines
[original user]

NC14280
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DC-2 Line nbr: --
Douglas MSN: 1313
1934-1941 (1941)

American flew ??? DC-2 as original user:
#1307: NC14274, #1311: NC14278,
#1313: NC14280, #1403: NC14923

Later registrations of NC14280:
HK847 (Royal Air Force)
42-58072 (US Air Force)

In flight

Airline issued by: KLM

# 1317
KLM
[original user]

PH-AJU
Uiver
Fokker DC-2 Line nbr: 18
Douglas MSN: 1317
1934-1934

KLM flew 18 DC-2 as original user:
#1317: PH-AJU, #1335: PH-AKG, #1354: PH-AKH,
#1355: PH-AKI, #1356: PH-AKJ, #1357: PH-AKK,
#1358: PH-AKL, #1359: PH-AKM, 1360: PH-AKN,
#1361: PH-AKO, #1362: PH-AKP, #1363: PH-AKQ,
#1364: PH-AKR, #1365: PH-AKS, #1366: PH-AKT,
#1583: PH-ALD, #1584: PH-ALE, #1585: PH-ALF

Later registrations of PH-AKJ:
None

Participated in the MacPherson Robertson Air Race from London to Melbourne 1934 where they won the handicap race.

Fate: The Uiver was destroyed in an accident near Rutbah Wells, Iraq, December 1934.
[Aviation Safety Network]

Frankfurt-Rhein/Main
[FRA/EDDF]

Postcard published by:
Presse- und Bild Verlag,
Frankfurt, Germany

# 1356
KLM
[original user]

PH-AKJ
Jan van Gent
Fokker DC-2 Line nbr: 85
Douglas MSN: 1356
1935-1940 (19xx)

KLM flew 18 DC-2 as original user:
#1317: PH-AJU, #1335: PH-AKG, #1354: PH-AKH,
#1355: PH-AKI, #1356: PH-AKJ, #1357: PH-AKK,
#1358: PH-AKL, #1359: PH-AKM, 1360: PH-AKN,
#1361: PH-AKO, #1362: PH-AKP, #1363: PH-AKQ,
#1364: PH-AKR, #1365: PH-AKS, #1366: PH-AKT,
#1583: PH-ALD, #1584: PH-ALE, #1585: PH-ALF

Later registrations of PH-AKJ:
D-AJAW (???)

In flight

Airline issued by: KLM

# 1365
KLM
[original user]

PH-AKS
Sperwer
Fokker DC-2 Line nbr: 94
Douglas MSN: 1365
1935-1940 (19xx)

NB: Identified through the name "Sperwer" on the nose of the aircraft.

KLM flew 18 DC-2 as original user:
#1317: PH-AJU, #1335: PH-AKG, #1354: PH-AKH,
#1355: PH-AKI, #1356: PH-AKJ, #1357: PH-AKK,
#1358: PH-AKL, #1359: PH-AKM, 1360: PH-AKN,
#1361: PH-AKO, #1362: PH-AKP, #1363: PH-AKQ,
#1364: PH-AKR, #1365: PH-AKS, #1366: PH-AKT,
#1583: PH-ALD, #1584: PH-ALE, #1585: PH-ALF

Later registrations of PH-AKS:
1940-xx: D-ABOW (???)
NA+LF (Luftwaffe)