Amman – Beirut – Athens – London

On December 13, 1956 at 12:00 AM, Amman – Beirut – Athens – London experienced a crash involving Vickers Viking, operated by Royal Jordanian Air Force, with the event recorded near Mt Taurus Central Anatolia Region (Iç Anadolu Bölgesi).

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft was performing a flight from Amman to London with intermediate stops at Beirut and Athens, carrying four high ranking officers of the Jordanian Air Force (Arab Legion Air Force) on behalf of the Jordanian Government, and two crew members. While overflying Turkey, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain located in the Taurus Mountain Range, about 30 km southwest of Karaman. As the airplane failed to arrive in Athens, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the airplane nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was eventually spotted in an isolated area six months later. All six occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VK-500, MSN 260, year of manufacture 1949.