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A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40.
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Lockheed L-049 Constellation
US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1943
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1948 KLM Constellation air disaster
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A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliner crashed into high ground near Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on 20 October 1948; all 40 aboard died. A subsequent inquiry found that the accident was likely caused by the crew's reliance on a combination of erroneous charts and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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