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Today nicknames "Prinses Amalia", the PH-PBA has a unique history being tied to Holland throughout her life. Being built in 1944 for the USAF with RN 42-100971, she flew over normandy during D Day dropping parachutes and then took part of the Operation Market Garden (nicknamed Squirrel during this time). After the war she was purchased by Prince Bernhard with the registration PH-PBA (Prins Bernhard Alpha) and served as government aircraft and later as a calibration aircraft. She entered service in KLM only in 1975 (As PH-TCB) and in 1976 restoration service started, on load to DDA Classic Airlines Foundation that keeps her in perfect condition, using pre war KLM colors as here depicted, and was christened Princess Amalia as a tribute to the 2003 born girl. She is kept in flight condition and takes part incelebration flights in the Netherlands and in Europe,
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