ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204162
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| Date: | Saturday 1 October 1910 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Farman III |
| Owner/operator: | Captain Bertram Dickson FRGS RHA |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Milan -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Milan, Italy |
| Milan, Italy | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The first documented case of a mid-air collision involving two fixed-wing aircraft occurred during the "Milano Circuito Aereo Internazionale" meeting in Italy on 1 October 1910.
Frenchman René Thomas, flying an Antoinette IV monoplane, collided with British Army Captain Bertram Dickson who was flying a Farman III biplane. The Antoinette IV reportedly hit the tail of the Farman. Both pilots survived however, although Bertram Dickson survived, he never fully recovered from his injuries, which contributed to his early death on 28 September 1913. His body was buried in the Highland village of Achanalt in Ross and Cromarty.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_Dickson
2. https://books.google.nl/books?id=Sd4DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&hl=nl&pg=PA91#v=onepage&q=Milan&f=false
3. https://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10304784&wwwflag=2&imagepos=40
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1910/1910%20-%200830.html
5. http://earlyaviators.com/edickson.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2018 10:58 | harro | Added |
| 12-Feb-2019 19:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2019 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 12-Feb-2019 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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