British European Airways Flight 706 (1965)

British European Airways Flight 706

A Vickers Vanguard 951 of British European Airways
Accident
Date	27 October 1965 (1965-10-27)
Summary	Crashed due to pilot error in low visibility during landing approach
Site	London Heathrow Airport, London 51°28′39″N 0°27′41″W / 51.4775°N 0.461389°W / 51.4775; -0.461389
Total fatalities	36
Total injuries	0
Total survivors	0
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Vickers Vanguard 951
Operator	British European Airways
Registration	G-APEE
Flight origin	Turnhouse Airport, Edinburgh
Destination	Heathrow Airport, London
Occupants	36
Passengers	30
Crew	6
Fatalities	36
Injuries	0
Survivors	0

The 1965 British European Airways Flight 706 was a domestic flight operated by a Vickers Vanguard 951 aircraft of British European Airways (BEA). On Wednesday, 27 October 1965, the aircraft crashed during landing at London Heathrow Airport, causing the deaths of all 36 people on board. At the time It was one of the deadliest aviation disasters in the United Kingdom.