Thijs Postma - Poster - Lockheed L-188 Electra II PH-LLA Passing Over Sisters Size:45x60 cm / 18x24″ the aircraft is equipped with

the aircraft is equipped with two propeller engines and two jet engines

The pilot sat in an open cockpit to preserve the feeling of flying

KLM was already interested before the Second World War and immediately after the war

You have to duck when you look at this gouache

Early Release Science program

Thijs Postma - Poster - Lockheed L-188 Electra II PH-LLA Passing Over Sisters Size:45x60 cm / 18x24″ the aircraft is equipped withSee this Lockheed L 188 Electra II, nickname Mercurius, flying over the airport and seeing its two sisters standing on the apron. The KLM operated 12 Lockheed L 188 Electra IIs and was an addition to the Vickers Viscount, which had a shorter range. On June 6th, 1959 the first Electra II was delivered to KLM. They remained in service until 1968.