__NOTOC__ The Werkspoor Jumbo was a 1930s

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biplane freighter aircraft design by Joop Carley and built by

Werkspoor Werkspoor N.V. was the shortened, and later the official name of the Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen en Spoorwegmaterieel. It was a Dutch machine factory, known for rolling stock, (ship) steam engines, and diesel engines. It was a successor ...

. Only one aircraft was built (registered PH-AFI), which was sometimes called the Carley Jumbo and was operated by

KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, legally ''Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.'' (literal translation: Royal Aviation Company Plc.), is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands. KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amste ...

for two years. Ordered in 1927 as a specialised freighter for KLM. The Jumbo was a large single-engined biplane fitted with two large cargo doors. Delivered in 1931 it was operated by KLM between Amsterdam, Rotterdam and London for two years and was then passed to the airlines training centre which operated it for the next eight years. In 1938 it was described as a good trainer. The aircraft was destroyed at Amsterdam-Schiphol in a German bombing raid on the 10 May 1940.aviation-safety.net (PH-AFI)
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* {{cite book , last= Taylor , first= Michael J. H. , title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation , year=1989 , publisher=Studio Editions , location=London 1930s Dutch cargo aircraft Biplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1931