Airplane Crash - Gatwick, Surrey, England 02/17/1959
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Gatwick, Surrey, England
| Date | 02/17/1959 |
| Time | 16:00 |
| Location | Gatwick, Surrey, England |
| Operator | Turkish Airlines (THY) |
| Route | Ankara - Istanbul - London |
| Type | Vickers Viscount 794D |
| Registration | TC-SEV |
| Cn/In | 429 |
| Aboard | 24 |
| Fatalities | 14 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | While on approach, the jet lost its wings and had its engines torn off as it ploughed 300 yards through the woods and landed upside down with trees embedded in the mangled fuselage and burst into flames. The flight had been diverted to Gatwick because of fog at London. Cause unknown. |
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