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Air Crash at Gatwick Airport

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  • 1959-2-22

Mr. Adnan Menderes, Turkey's Prime Minister, narrowly escaped death when his airliner crashed near Getwick Airport during a thick for, killing 12 passengers and crew. Mr. Menderes smashed his way out of the plane with his secretary, Mr. Seafek Fen...

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Anthea Lycett

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  • 1958-8-25

"Crash-girl's mother did not love her" Anthea Lycett, the 3-year-old "give-away baby" who survived the Benghazi air crash being carried by Mr. Lycett from the anbulance into a London hospital. Anthea was burned and had her elbow fractured in the ...

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Hermes Airliner Crash

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  • 1966-10-21

Seventy-six holiday makers had an amazing escape recently, when theis Hermes airliner crashed as it was landing in heavy rain at Southend. The aircraft's brake failed. As the pilot fought for control, it slewed off the runway, ploughed across a fi...

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Plane Crashed in North West London

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  • 1963-6-4

A small two-seater Auster aircraft that was being flown by two Australian dentists crashed on top of a four-storey block of flats in Willesden, North West London, recently killing both of them. The pilot was 30-year-old Robert Campbell, father of ...

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Viking Airliner Crashed into Houses

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  • 1958-9-9

Eight people including the crew of three and a four weeks old baby lost their lives when a Viking Airliner crashed into houses in Kelvin Gardens, Southall, recently. The Rev. Richard Hetherington carrying the pathetic bundle—containing the body of...

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