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Albert Plesman (7 September 1889 – 31 December 1953) was a Dutch pioneer in aviation and the first administrator and later director of the KLM, the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name.
Buste van Plesman op Schiphol Standbeeld van Plesman, gemaakt door M.S. Andriessen, aan de Plesmanweg te 's-Gravenhage. Albert Plesman ('s-Gravenhage, 7 september 1889 – aldaar, 31 december 1953) was een Nederlands luchtvaartpionier en de eerste president-directeur van de KLM.
founding of KLM. In KLM. …by a former Dutch pilot, Albert Plesman (1889–1953), who headed the company until his death. KLM’s first route, between Amsterdam and London, was followed the same year by a route to Copenhagen, via Hamburg, and in 1923 by a route to Brussels.
Aug 25, 2019 · Albert Plesman - founder and first director of KLM. Photo: Nationaal Archief via Wikimedia. The airline started flying in May 1920, with the first flight using a leased DeHavilland DH-16 plane to fly from Croydon, London to Amsterdam.
A chronicle of KLM Dutch Royal Airlines founder Albert Plesman and pioneering aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker's symbiotic but tempestuous bond as they struggle to establish the interwar Netherlands' role in global civil aviation.
Albert Plesman founded KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on October 7, 1919 and the company has continued to operate under the same name to this day, making it the oldest scheduled airline in the world with a continuous history.
Nov 12, 2013 · Albert Plesman kwam uit een eenvoudig, protestants (Ned. Herv.) middenstandsgezin van zeven kinderen. Zijn vader was een hardwerkend, oprecht, maar streng en driftig man; zijn moeder een zachtaardige vrouw, van wie hij veel hield. Albert had een stug, onbuigzaam karakter en kon wild en onbeheerst uitvallen.
