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Eiffel Tower - Leon Collet was killed trying to fly under the tower

Time: Feb, 1926

Place: Paris, France

Details: A year later, in February 1926, pilot Leon Collet was killed trying to fly under the tower. His aircraft became entangled in an aerial belonging to a wireless station.

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