1922 Picardie mid-air collision
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 April 1922 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision in fog |
| Site | Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine, Picardie, France 49°38′00″N 01°56′49″E / 49.63333°N 1.94694°E |
| Total fatalities | 7 (all) |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| First aircraft | |
| A Farman F-60 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Type | Farman F.60 |
| Name | Goliath |
| Operator | Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens (CGEA) |
| Registration | F-GEAD |
| Flight origin | Le Bourget Airport |
| Destination | Croydon Airport |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
| A de Havilland DH-18A similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Type | de Havilland DH.18A |
| Operator | Daimler Hire Limited |
| Registration | G-EAWO |
| Flight origin | Croydon |
| Destination | Le Bourget Airport |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1922 Picardie mid-air collision took place on 7 April 1922 over Picardie, France, involving British and French passenger-carrying biplanes. The midair collision occurred in foggy conditions. A British aircraft flying from Croydon to Paris with only mail on board collided with a French aircraft flying three passengers from Paris to Croydon, which resulted in seven deaths. This was the first instance of a mid-air collision involving an airliner.