| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 07, 1922 |
| Time: | 1315 |
| Location: | Grandvilliers, France |
| Operator: | Daimler Airways / Grands Express Aeriens |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Croydon - Le Bourget |
| AC Type: | de Havilland DH-18 / Farman F-60 Goliath |
| Registration: | G-EAOW/FGEAD |
| cn / ln: | 4 |
| Aboard: | 7 (passengers:5 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 7 (passengers:5 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | A midair collision occurred at 400 ft. in poor visibility approximately 18 miles north of Beauvais, France. The pilots of both planes were using the road as a route marker in bad weather and poor visibility. This was the first commercial midair collision in aviation history. Two killed on the de Havilland, five on the Faman F-60. |
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