KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf

KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf (KLM-IIB) was founded on 1 August 1947 at Kemayoran Airport as a KLM subsidiary (due to the dissolution of Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij (KNILM)), and all of the aircraft in KNILM fleet were later transferred to KLM-IIB. They also received twenty Dakota aircraft, previously operated by Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (KNIL).

Based in Java, their destinations consisted of domestic routes (within Indonesia) and also international routes (such as Singapore; Penang, British Malaya; and Manila, Philippines), operated by several Dakotas and nine Consolidated PBY Catalina amphibious aircraft.

DC-3 Dakota, 20

Consolidated PBY Catalina, 9

Accidents and incidents

On 10 February 1948, Flight 947, a Douglas C-47B (PK-REA), lost control and crashed near Padalarang while attempting to return to Bandung following an engine failure, killing all 19 on board.

On 8 March 1948, a Consolidated PBY Catalina (PK-CTC) was damaged during takeoff at Poso, Sulawesi and sank, due to "a misunderstanding about the starting procedure to be followed between captain [C.L. van Kooij] and 2nd pilot [M.G. Nicolai] crashed during takeoff." None of the nine crew and passengers were injured. It was damaged beyond repair. It "took all the luggage to the seabed."