The World - News from April 14, 1988
A jetliner preparing to take off from London’s Gatwick Airport had to take emergency action to avoid being hit by another jet coming in for a landing, airport and civil aviation authorities reported. Each plane was carrying 100 passengers. There were no injuries in the Tuesday night incident, and officials were investigating the cause. An airport official said a British Airways Boeing 737 was taxiing toward a runway when air traffic controllers ordered it to take evasive action to avoid being hit by a British Island Airways BAC-111. The Boeing 737 swung to one side and came to a stop with its wheels stuck in the mud and grass beside the runway.
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