Aircraft Photo of PH-TER | Lockheed L-749 Constellation | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines | AirHistory.net #402714
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:PH-TER
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 49 Constellation
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-749 Constellation
C/n (msn):749-2541
Operator Titles:KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines
Location
City / Airport:Amsterdam - SchipholMap
Country:Netherlands
Airport Codes:ICAO: EHAM   IATA: AMS   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:24 January 1948
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 402714
Photo Comment

'500th [postwar] flight to Batavia [Jakarta]'. The airport is still in shambles in the background. Aircraft registered in August 1947. Not yet named Roermond here. The Connie crashed into sea off Bari during return flight from Jakarta on 23 June 1949. All 33 people on board lost their lives. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

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