Color Scheme: Delivery Colors for the DC-8-63, Second Colors for KLM's DC-8 Fleet

Registration: PH-DCS

Composition: One Piece Aluminum Model by Matthys M. Verkuyl

Dimensions: Length: 30.75" (78.5cm), Wingspan 25.5" (65.5cm)

Condition: Excellent > Except the # 4 Engine was broken off in the middle of it's pylon and then glued back on sometime in the model's past. While in transit from Amsterdam to San Francisco the engine broke off again in the same place & I reglued it again. While this defect isn't a large one - I would still like to have it more professionally repaired in the future.

Model History: Produced in the late 1960s by Matthys M. Verkuyl, Holland. I obtained it on December 16, 2002 via the German eBay with a tip from my good friend Frank Samba. In addition, Frank held the model in Germany for me until another collector friend, Joon-Ho Lee, brought it over the Atlantic for me in November, 2003. I received the model here in San Francisco on December 3, 2003. Many Thanks To Frank & Joon-Ho For Helping Me So Much!

KLM's DC-8 History: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, NV, better known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, is the oldest airline in the world which is still operating under it's original name. KLM began services in 1919 and has had a long history of innovation which has advanced the world's airline industry and this legacy remained true with the Douglas DC-8. KLM not only operated it's own large fleet of DC-8s (most of them Factory Delivered) but was also instrumental in assisting several other airlines around the world in establishing their DC-8 services and insuring that they were up to international safety and service standards. These airlines that KLM assisted, including financial assistance through operating leases, included Philippine Airlines, Garuda Indonesian Airlines, VIASA (Venezolana Internacional de Aviacion SA) & Martinair Holland. If you look at KLM's Fleet Count you will see the extensive interactions & influence that they had with these 4 airlines. Throughout their long history KLM has maintained a close working relationship with Douglas & McDonnell Douglas from the early DC-2 through the final MD-11. KLM was a big supporter of the DC-8 & was the First Foreign Airline introduce the DC-8 Series 30 (a DC-8-32), and the -Very- First Airline introduce the DC-8-50 Fan Jet (a DC-8-53) & the DC-8 Super 63 - Long Range, High Capacity Stretch Fan Jet. Today, KLM continues to be one of the world's premier airlines and although they are under a lot of pressure with the advent of worldwide airline deregulation & consolidation, they will hopefully not only survive but thrive and never loose that Dutch Hospitality. Click Here to See KLM's DC-8 Fleet Information.

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KLM flew the DC-8 in 4 different liveries. If you would like to see some other KLM Models with Different Liveries & DC-8 Types please click on the links below. The Livery I don't have a model in is the Third Livery (Around 1970) with horizontal blue stripes down the fuselage (similar to the second livery) & a white tail with KLM Logo (similar to the final livery). Someday, I hope to find a KLM DC-8 model with this Third Livery.

Links To Other KLM Models On This Web site:
DC-8F-55 1/50 Scale Cutaway Model in Second Colors
DC-8-63 1/200 Scale in Final Colors