What the records say
- When
- 17 Feb 1959
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 51.14° N, 0.27° W
- Description
- 1959 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 14
1959 Gatwick Turkish Airlines Viscount crash
Fatal aviation accident
On 17 February 1959, a Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount Type 793 on an international charter flight from Esenboğa International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, to London Heathrow Airport diverted to London Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom due to heavy fog. It was carrying the Turkish prime minister, Adnan Menderes, and a party of government officials.
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