Talk:October 1926 Air Union Blériot 155 crash

In-flight fire
The article says that this was the first in-flight fire occuring on an airliner, in a Times editorial on 4 October There has in fact not been a single case of a fatal accident caused by firing in the air to a British plane engaged in public transport and on a scheduled service since 1919. So probably not the first. MilborneOne (talk) 20:14, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmm, not so sure. Was The Times referring to the start of civil aviation in 1919 (civil aircraft registrations were first introduced on 1 May 1919)? At the inquest, the exchange of questions and answers was:-


 * The Coroner - Can anyone give the jury any information on fires occurring in the air?
 * Major Cooper replied that there had been no cases with civil aircraft.


 * So, with the info coming from someone closely involved in aircraft accident investigation at the time, I think we can be confident in the statement, unless an earlier civil airliner in-flight fire can be proved. Mjroots (talk) 22:04, 15 January 2011 (UTC)


 * BTW, this was a French aircraft, not a British one! Mjroots (talk) 22:05, 15 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks, yes you are right it was just the way I had read the article, it actually enforces the first in-flight fire statement! MilborneOne (talk) 23:08, 15 January 2011 (UTC)