Turkish Airlines Fokker F27 Crashes in Taurus Mountains, 11 Killed, March 8, 1962
A Turkish Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes into Mount Medetsiz in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey, killing all 11 people on board.
Date: March 8, 1962
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