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magnifique

Taxi driver awaits arrival of his first passengers at the airport.

I Love the opposition of Technology. Old next to new. YOu see it in every era. How little history changes.

a jewel from the old..thanks for share..

Wat een contrast voor die tijd, leuk om te zien.

Given the date of February 27, 1971, the airline (KLM), and the type of aircraft (Boeing 747), the identity of this aircraft is certainly PH-BUA, a Boeing 747-206B (c/n 19922/96) named "The Mississippi" by KLM. Delivered to KLM in January 1971 (KLM's first 747), this aircraft would continue in service with KLM until September 1989, when it was sold to America West Airlines (AWA) and operated as N531AW. The aircraft would eventually be scrapped in Kingman, Arizona, USA, in February 1996.

@TVL1970 Thank you very much for these additional details, very interesting!

The PH-BUA was the first 747 from KLM flying to Australia. I joined this flight from Amsterdam via Zurich, Beirut, Bangkok, Singapore to Sydney.

This is a DC-3 of KLM painted neutrality orange with HOLLAND marked on the roof winter 1939/1940...looks like its on a frozen lake This aircraft had been shot up by the Luftwaffe over the North Sea prior to being painted orange...it was later captured by the Germans in 1940 and pressed into service read forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=18530

Douglas-Fokker DC-3-194G named Mees MSN 2142 Registred also as NA+LE and D-ATJG Taken by Luftwaffe the 16th May 1940