ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342570
Date: | Friday 7 April 1922 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Farman F.60 Goliath |
Owner/operator: | CGEA - Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens |
Registration: | F-GEAD |
MSN: | 23 |
Year of manufacture: | 1920 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB) |
Destination airport: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-) |
Narrative:A Farman F.60 Goliath passenger plane, operated by Cie des Grands Express Aériens, was destroyed when it crashed following a mid-air collision over Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine, France. The pilot, mechanic and three passengers were killed. Two crew members on the other plane were also killed.
The other plane involved in the collision was a de Havilland DH.18A, G-EAWO, which operated on a mail flight from London-Croydon Airport to Paris-Le Bourget Airport.
Both pilots were using the same railway line in order to navigate in misty weather & poor visibility. They collided head-on at an altitude of 150 m. This was the first mid-air collision involving airliners.
Sources:
Wikipedia: First mid-air collision of airliners Le Farman «Goliath» / par Gérard Hartmann Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation