▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁famous ▁air ▁race . ▁To ▁help ▁fund ▁the ▁project ▁the ▁U iver ▁Memorial ▁Foundation ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Holland . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁re create ▁the ▁flight ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁" U iver " ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁DC - 2 ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁made ▁air worth y . ▁One ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁collection ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁aer op lane ▁was ▁completely ▁over h au led ▁and ▁ref urb ished ▁at ▁the ▁Sch i ph ol ▁Airport ▁in ▁Amsterdam . ▁It ▁was ▁painted ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁K LM ▁li very ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁original ▁registration ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁" U iver ". ▁The ▁crew ▁of ▁four ▁was ▁fitted ▁out ▁with ▁K LM ▁uniform s ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁before . ▁Captain ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁was ▁K LM ▁ 7 4 7 ▁J um bo - jet ▁pilot ▁Captain ▁Jan ▁P les man , ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁Dr ▁Albert ▁P les man , ▁whose ▁decision ▁it ▁was ▁as ▁Found er ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁K LM ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁Douglas ▁DC - 2 ▁that ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" U iver ". ▁The ▁re - en act ment ▁flight ▁to ▁Australia ▁re - t rac ed ▁the ▁original ▁air ▁race ▁route . ▁The ▁journey ▁took ▁five ▁weeks ▁because ▁of ▁film ing ▁commit ments ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁and ▁three ▁quarter ▁days ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁aer op lane ▁took ▁to ▁reach ▁its ▁destination . ▁The ▁events ▁at ▁Al