First mid-air collision of airliners

First mid-air collision of airliners


Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine, France (FR)
The first mid-air collision of airliners took place on 7 April 1922 over Picardie, France, involving British and French passenger-carrying biplanes.

The collision in fog of the British aircraft flying Croydon-Paris with only mail on board with the French aircraft flying three passengers Paris-Croydon resulted in seven deaths.
The first mid-air collision of airliners took place on 7 April 1922 over Picardie, France, involving British and French passenger-carrying biplanes.

The collision in fog of the British aircraft flying Croydon-Paris with only mail on board with the French aircraft flying three passengers Paris-Croydon resulted in seven deaths.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: kkeps

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