Object Details
Sponsor
KLM Royal Dutch Air Lines
Manufacturer
Mouton and Co.
Physical Description
A view of the globe is presented as if seen from outer space; a starlit sky fills in the spaces around the globe which shows airline route map; a Fokker F-XXXVI flies out of the page, below the central text block; inset is key to routes of all airlines operating in the area described; airplane is registered as PH-AJA ("Arend"); offset lithograph/relief halftone in blue, orange, yellow and black ink on paper.
Summary
In the hopes of improving service on the Amsterdam-Batavia route, KLM commissioned Fokker to design an update for the Fokker F-XVIII. By the time the airplane was delivered to KLM in 1935, the advent of the Douglas DC-2 had eclipsed the airplane. Only one Fokker F-XXXVI was produced.
Date
1934
Inventory Number
A19900567000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
ART-Posters, Original Art Quality
Medium
Poster, Advertising, Commercial Aviation
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 71.4 × 99.7cm (2 ft. 4 1/8 in. × 3 ft. 3 1/4 in.)
Country of Origin
Netherlands
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19900567000
