A 70 year old DC3 aircraft has been given a water-canon salute as it landed at Durham Tees Valley Airport.
It was also welcomed by a a 1940s jazz band and airport staff dressed in period uniforms.
The iconic plane, owned by KLM, took invited guests and competition winners on three short trips which took them over Hartlepool, Redcar, Teesport and the coast.
Built in 1944, the Royal KLM Dakota PH-PBA was in service with the 8th Air Force during the Second World War. After the war the aircraft was acquired by Prince Bernhard, Prince of the Netherlands.It later became the first official aircraft of the Dutch government.
Photos credit Durham Tees Valley Airport.
By Tyne Tees News
1st July 2014