On 17 February 1959, a Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount Type 793 (registration TC-SEV) on an international charter flight from Esenboğa International...
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engineer. 17 February 1959 – A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount 794D (registration: TC-SEV) on an international charter flight crashed in heavy fog at Newdigate...
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Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. As of June 2024[update],...
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of Gatwick Airport. It was the first serious incident at the airport since a crash in February 1959, when a Vickers Viscount operated by Turkish Airlines...
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List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft (redirect from List of airplane crashes)
the 1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash, a chartered Vickers Viscount 793 carrying the Turkish prime minister and other government officials crashed in...
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were killed. Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes was among the survivors. On 5 March 1959, YS-09C of TACA International Airlines crashed shortly after...
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Dan-Air (redirect from 1966 Dan-Air Piper Apache crash)
The main base transferred to Gatwick in 1960 when Blackbushe closed to commercial airlines. Dan-Air's arrival at Gatwick in 1960 coincided with the entry...
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Aer Lingus (redirect from Aer Lingus Irish International Airlines)
and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of International Airlines Group (IAG). The airline's head office is on the grounds of Dublin Airport in Cloghran...
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crash involving Turkish Prime Minister's plane in 1959. 1907: Gatwick Golf Club was founded. 1916, 1917, 1918: The Grand National was run at Gatwick during...
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British European Airways (category Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom)
applications by independent airlines seeking to be licensed as competitors to the state airlines. Each application by an independent airline for a scheduled route...
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December 4, 1958. February 17 – A chartered Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount Type 793 carrying Prime Minister of Turkey Adnan Menderes to London to sign the...
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British Midland International (redirect from British Midland Airlines)
Douglas C-47B Dakota G-AMSW crashed into Mont Canigou in the French Pyrenees whilst operating a charter flight from Gatwick to Perpignan. All 34 passengers...
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List of accidents and incidents involving airliners in the United Kingdom (category Airline-related lists)
passengers killed. 1959 17 February – Turk Hava Yollari Vickers Viscount TC-SEV crashed at Newdigate, Surrey whilst on approach to Gatwick Airport. Fourteen...
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Adnan Menderes (category Turkish military personnel of the Turkish War of Independence)
Adnan Menderes (Turkish: [adˈnan ˈmændeɾes]; 1899 – 17 September 1961) was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and...
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American Airlines purchased the routes (including the route authority between Miami and London then held by Eastern sister company Continental Airlines) in...
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Bournemouth Airport (section Airlines and destinations)
when first qualified, before graduating to Gatwick and later becoming Britain's first female commercial airline captain. Airwork Limited, referred to as...
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Wilanowska metro station. On 19 December 1962, a LOT Polish Airlines Vickers Viscount 804 crashed on approach after a flight from Brussels and Berlin-Schönefeld...
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Melih Esenbel (category CS1 Turkish-language sources (tr))
to London was diverted to Gatwick Airport due to poor visibility at Heathrow. The aircraft of type Vickers Viscount crashed in a wood during its final...
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European Airways crash in Ankara, Turkey, following instrument failure on 21 December 1961, a United Arab Airlines Flight 869 crash during inclement weather...
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Sudan Airways (redirect from Sudan (airline))
same year. Also in 1959, the airline joined IATA. By April 1960 (1960-04), the fleet included seven DC-3s, four Doves, and a Viscount 831. The latter aircraft...
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Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash. 1964 – In Wesberry v...
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List of aircraft by tail number (section Turkey)
Vickers Viscount 793 1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash TC-TAY Fokker F27 Friendship 100 1961 Turkish Airlines Ankara crash TC-THG Avro RJ100 Turkish Airlines...
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History of British Airways (category History of airlines)
Airways (BEA), and including also two smaller regional airlines, Cambrian Airways and Northeast Airlines. The merger was the completion of a consolidation...
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aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 1 September 2022. "Major Pakistani air crashes – The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 28 July 2010. Margo, Cecil; Preller...
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incidents involving airliners by airline summarizes airline accidents and all kinds of incidents, major or minor, by airline company with flight number, location...
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froze solid 50 Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 aircrash 1969 (5 January) Crashed into a house, Boeing 727 YA-FAR, Gatwick 50 Summerland fire disaster...
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