Title:FIRST AIR LINK FROM BATAVIA TO HOLLAND BY SKYMASTER OF KLM [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 441
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: With the arrival of a Douglas C-54 Skymaster of KLM, the first air link is established between the Netherlands and Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies (Jakarta, Indonesia).
Description: Skymaster overhead. The aircraft, serial NL-300, comes in to land; as it passes it is seen to be marked in English 'Netherlands Government Air Transport' and bears the inverted orange triangle marking of a Dutch aircraft. The aircraft taxis on its two inner engines. The pilot looks out of his cockpit window. A man disembarks; he is identified on the dopesheet as a Mr Martin, manager of KLM.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
SEAC Film Unit (Production company)
MacTavish, DuncanDuncan MacTavish, service number 378125, sergeant cameraman with No 9 Army Film & Photographic Unit, later promoted 2nd Lieutenant 6 September 1945 (see Supplement to the London Gazette, 11 April 1947). (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (regiment/service)
Keywords: Batavia, Java, Netherlands East Indies (geography)
Allied Occupation of the Netherlands East Indies, Allied Occupation of South East Asia post-August 1945 (event)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
Indian Army 1939-1945 (theme)
