. ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁is ▁dis cont in ued ▁after ▁the ▁flight . ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 0 ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁K LM ▁Const ell ation ▁air ▁dis aster : ▁K LM ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 0 4 9 - 4 6 - 2 5 ▁Const ell ation ▁P H - T EN ▁N ij m egen ▁crashes ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 3 : 3 2 ▁UTC ▁into ▁power ▁c ables ▁on ▁high ▁ground ▁on ▁approach ▁to ▁Glasgow ▁Pr est wick ▁Airport , ▁in ▁Pr est wick , ▁Scotland , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 4 0 ▁people ▁on ▁board , ▁most ▁on ▁impact . ▁D eter ior ating ▁visibility ▁and ▁in ade qu ate ▁charts ▁are ▁c ited ▁as ▁causes . ▁Among ▁the ▁K LM ▁staff ▁killed ▁are ▁the ▁pilot , ▁Ko ene ▁D irk ▁Par ment ier ▁( a ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Mac Ro bert son ▁Air ▁Race ); ▁the ▁c of ound er , ▁Ed gar ▁F uld ; ▁and ▁the ▁technical ▁director , ▁Hend rik ▁Ve en enda al . ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Reserve ▁Naval ▁Cad et ▁J esse ▁L . ▁Brown ▁receives ▁his ▁Naval ▁A vi ator ▁Bad ge , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁naval ▁av i ator . ▁ ▁November ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁El ▁Al ▁is ▁incorpor ated ▁and ▁becomes ▁Israel ' s ▁national ▁air line . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 0 ▁– ▁An ▁Isra eli ▁Air ▁Force ▁F - 5 1 ▁Must