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AIRSHIPS OOLLIDB. By Oablt—Preis Association—Copyright. Paris, June 19. Two aeroplanes at Douai collided broadside on at a height of seventy-five feet, crashing to the ground together. The occupants, Captain Dubois and Lieutenant Peigman, had their skulls amd limbs fractured. DETAILS OP THE ACCIDENT. Received 20, 9.15 p.m. Paris, June 20. A dense mist caused the aeroplane collision. The officers foresaw the impact, and endeavored to avoid it. Unfortunately both steered upwards. The biplanes fell 200 feet, with their wings locked together. Peigman was killed instantly, and Dubois died as his wife reached the aerodrome.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 305, 21 June 1912, Page 5
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96ÆRIAL NAVIGATION Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 305, 21 June 1912, Page 5
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