TWO AIRMEN KILLED.
COLLISION IN MID-AIR. FALL OF TWO HUNDRED FEET. By Telejrrapli.—Pr*e® Association.—Copyright. (Hecei-ved June 20, 10.25 p.m.) Paris, June 20. Two biplanes at Douay, driven by Captain Dubois and Lieutenant Peigman, collided broadside on yesterday at a height of 200 ft. The .machines fell with their wings locked and crashed to tho ground together, both airmen sustaining fractured skulls and limbs. The catastrophe was caused by a dense mist. > The two. aviators foresaw the likelihood of a collision and endeavoured to avoid it, but unfortunately they both steered upwards. Lieutenant Peigman was killed instantly and Captain Dubois died just as his wifo reached the aerodrome.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15025, 21 June 1912, Page 7
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