19 April 1914

During a race at Bleriot's Buc Aerodrome on 19 April 1914, the aircraft of Francois Deroye and Andre Bidot collided at one of the turns. Bidot's machine touched the tail of Deroye's monoplane, and both crashed to the ground. Deroye and his passenger, M. Albin, were killed, while Bidot and his passenger, M. Pelado, were terribly injured. Both machines burst into flames. In the case of Bidot's machine the fire was quickly put out, but that of Deroye was reduced cinders, with the bodies of the pilot and passenger considerably burned.