Breguet 19 crash, Feb 24, 1926 (1 killed), Paris Paris
Breguet 19 accident on February 24, 1926 near Paris Paris, France with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft struck an antenna while the pilot attempted a...
- Date: February 24, 1926
- Aircraft: Breguet 19
- Location: Paris Paris, France
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft struck an antenna while the pilot attempted a low flight between the tower's pillars.
Lieutenant Albert Collet was killed on 24 February 1926 when his Breguet 19 struck an antenna near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. He had bet friends that he could fly under the tower.