| Aircraft | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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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) This photo was added on 29 January 2022, and has since been viewed 1186 times. |