Aircraft Photo of PH-TEN | Lockheed L-049 Constellation | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines | AirHistory.net #435021
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:PH-TEN
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 49 Constellation
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-049 Constellation
C/n (msn):049-2083
Operator Titles:KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines
Aircraft Name:Nijmegen
Location
City / Airport:Amsterdam - SchipholMap
Country:Netherlands
Airport Codes:ICAO: EHAM   IATA: AMS   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1 May 1947 to 21 October 1948
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 435021
Photo Comment

Aircraft wears the crests of the city of Nijmegen and of the US 82nd Airborne Division which fought there during operation Market Garden in September 1944. Nijmegen crashed near Prestwick on 21 October 1948. All 40 people on board lost their lives, including KLM's chief pilot Koene Dirk Parmentier of Uiver fame. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

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