Descripción del Accidente ASN 07 APR 1922 Farman F.60 Goliath F-GEAD - Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine
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Fecha:viernes 7 abril 1922
Hora:14:00
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic glth model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Farman F.60 Goliath
Operador:CGEA - Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens
Registración: F-GEAD
Numéro de série: 23
Año de Construcción: 1920
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Total:Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5
Víctimas de la colisión:Fatalidades: 2
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine (   Francia)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Internacional Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), Francia
Aeropuerto de Llegada:London-Croydon Airport (-/-), Reino Unido
Descripción:
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.

Fuentes:
» Wikipedia: First mid-air collision of airliners
» Le Farman «Goliath» / par Gérard Hartmann


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Distance from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to London-Croydon Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (200 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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