0 0 ▁feet ▁( 1 5 2 ▁meters ) ▁below ▁its ▁sum mit ▁just ▁after ▁take off ▁from ▁B end , ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 8 – 2 9 ▁( overn ight ) ▁– ▁An ▁Isra eli ▁Douglas ▁C - 5 4 ▁Sk ym aster ▁military ▁transport ▁aircraft ▁converted ▁for ▁civil ian ▁use ▁to ▁carry ▁President ▁of ▁Israel ▁Cha im ▁We iz mann ▁from ▁Gene va , ▁Switzerland , ▁to ▁Israel ▁makes ▁the ▁flight ▁with ▁extra ▁fuel ▁t anks ▁installed ▁to ▁allow ▁a ▁non stop ▁trip ▁and ▁painted ▁with ▁the ▁logo ▁of ▁the ▁" El ▁Al / Is rael ▁National ▁A viation ▁Company ." ▁The ▁flight ▁begins ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Israel ' s ▁national ▁air line , ▁El ▁Al , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁November . ▁ ▁October ▁ ▁October ▁ 1 ▁– ▁Trans cont inental ▁and ▁Western ▁Air ▁inaugur ates ▁lux ury ▁all - s le eper ▁service ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Paris . ▁The ▁Paris - bound ▁service ▁is ▁market ed ▁as ▁" Par is ▁Sky ▁Chief ," ▁the ▁New ▁York - bound ▁service ▁as ▁" New ▁York ▁Sky ▁Chief ." ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 ▁– ▁B uk ken ▁Bru se ▁dis aster : ▁The ▁pil ots ▁of ▁the ▁Det ▁N ors ke ▁Luft f art ss elsk ap ▁flying ▁boat ▁B uk ken ▁Bru se , ▁a ▁Short ▁Sand ring ham ▁with ▁ 4 3 ▁people ▁on ▁board , ▁lose ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁land ▁at ▁H omm el v ika ▁in