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America (aircraft)

Field	Value
name	America
image	L'America Ver sur mer.jpg
caption	The America at the end of its transatlantic flight in 1927, near Ver-sur-Mer
type	Fokker C-2
other_names	Fokker F.9
civil_registration	NX206
flights	1
total_distance	3,800 mi
fate	Ditched near Ver-sur-Mer on 1 July 1927
preservation	machine written off

The America was a Fokker C-2 trimotor monoplane that was flown in 1927 by Richard E. Byrd, Bernt Balchen, George Otto Noville, and Bert Acosta on their transatlantic flight.

History

''America'' before its journey across the Atlantic

Broken propeller from the ''America'' in a museum

For eight years after the first non-stop heavier-than-air Atlantic crossing by a British Vickers Vimy in 1919, there were no further such flights. Then, in 1927, three crossings were made by American flyers, the *America'''s being the third after Lindbergh's first solo crossing in the Spirit of St. Louis flight and Clarence Chamberlin's *Columbia'' flight from New York to Berlin. All three were aspiring to win the Orteig Prize. It was also the first aircraft to carry official airmail across the Atlantic.

The America was destroyed after it was ditched near the French village of Ver-sur-Mer, having flown to Paris but being unable to land due to fog. Distance covered was about 3,800 miles not counting the time and distance spent at Paris waiting in vain for the fog to clear. After it was towed ashore, it was torn apart by souvenir hunters. Portions of the aircraft reside in several museums in Europe and in the United States.

The America is a subject of the America/Goldbeach Museum, located in Ver-sur-Mer.

References

Wikipedia Source

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