TOLL OF THE AIR.
AIRSHIPS IN COLLISION. .PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYP.IGHX] PARIS, Juno 19. Captain Dubois and Lieut. Pcignian were killed at Donia through their aci oplanos colliding. PARIS, Juno 19. The aeroplanes collided broadside on at a height of 75 feet, crashing to the ground together. Both aviators had their skulls and limbs fractured. HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. PARIS, June 20. A dense mist caused the collision. The officers foresaw trouble and cndeavoured to avoid one another. Unfcrtunalolv, both steered upwards. The biplanes fell 200 feet with the wings locked together. Lieut. Pcignian was killed instantly. Captain Dubois died as his wife reached the Aerodrome.
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West Coast Times, 21 June 1912, Page 3
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106TOLL OF THE AIR. West Coast Times, 21 June 1912, Page 3
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