U , ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁convention ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁was ▁called ▁" U iver " ▁after ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁bird ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁letter ▁of ▁the ▁registration ▁code . ▁" U iver " ▁is ▁a ▁Dutch ▁word ▁for ▁" st ork ". ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁biggest ▁compet itor ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁craft ▁to ▁carry ▁several ▁passengers ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁crew ▁of ▁four . ▁K LM ▁Royal ▁Dutch ▁Airlines ▁wanted ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁serve ▁Australia ▁with ▁a ▁twice - week ly ▁air ▁service ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁using ▁their ▁brand ▁new ▁comfort ably ▁equ ipped ▁all ▁metal ▁semi - mon oco que ▁mon op lane ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁point . ▁One ▁other ▁aer op lane ▁had ▁a ▁single ▁passenger . ▁On ▁board ▁the ▁" U iver " ▁were ▁four ▁crew : ▁chief ▁pilot ▁Captain ▁Ko ene ▁D irk ▁Par ment ier , ▁co - p il ot ▁First ▁Officer ▁Jan ▁Johannes ▁M oll , ▁W ire less ▁Oper ator ▁and ▁N avigator ▁Corn el is ▁van ▁Bru g ge , ▁A ircraft ▁Main ten ance ▁Engine er ▁Bou we ▁Pr ins ▁and ▁three ▁passengers , ▁Ro el of ▁Jan ▁D omen ie , ▁Piet ▁M . J . ▁Gil issen ▁and ▁The a ▁Ras che . ▁The ▁pil ots , ▁Captain ▁Par ment ier ▁and ▁First ▁Officer ▁M oll , ▁knew ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁journey ▁well ▁as ▁they ▁fle w ▁the ▁air line ' s ▁week ly ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies . ▁Albert ▁P les man ,