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October 20, 1948

On October 20, 1948, a KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40. Régis Wargnier, John Pritchard, Jeff Baxter would arrive in the same year.

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A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM, is the flag carrier of the Netherlands. KLM's headquarters are located in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.

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1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1948th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 948th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1940s decade.

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On October 20, 1948

  1. 1948 A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40.

    Flag carrier of the Netherlands

    KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM, is the flag carrier of the Netherlands. KLM's headquarters are located in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.

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Others born in 1948

Régis Wargnier 1948– French director, producer, and screenwriter
John Pritchard 1948– English bishop
Jeff Baxter 1948– American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Lillian Board 1948– British athlete (died 1970)
Ted Nugent 1948– American musician
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu 1948– Zulu king (died 2021)

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