1994 Event KLM's last DC-10 goes out of service 1994 Event KLM Saab 340B crashes at Schiphol, 3 killed 1992 Event Northwest and KLM introduce a new joint logo "Worldwide Reliability" 1987 Event 15-years old boy hijacks KLM B737, demands $1 billion 1977 Event 2 Boeing 747s by Pan Am and KLM collide in Canary Islands, killing 582 1976 Event Palestinians hijack KLM DC-9 to Cyprus 1973 Event 3 Palestinians hijack KLM B747 above Iraq, to Dubai 1963 Birthday Paul Way, born in Kingsbury, Middlesex, British golfer, won Brabazon Trophy, 1981, turned pro in 1982, won KLM Dutch Open while on the European Tour, second youngest Ryder Cup player in 1983, and 1985, finished in the top 100 in 1993, on the Order of Merit, after 1997, his participation in tournament golf waned 1958 Event KLM Superconstellation crashes west of Ireland, killing 99 1955 Event KLM orders 8 DC-8's 1953 Death Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 1949 Event Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die 1947 Event KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die 1936 Event 1st KLM airplane to land on Bonaire 1935 Event KLM begins flight path between Curaeao and Aruba 1924 Event KLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies 1920 Event 1st flight by Dutch airlines KLM (Koninklijke-Luchtvaart-Maatschappij) 1919 Event 1st London-Amsterdam airline service (British Aerial Transport and KLM) 1919 Event KLM, Netherlands Airlines, established (oldest existing airline) 1889 Birthday Albert Plesman, aviation pioneer/founder/director, KLM
