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1927 FRANCE / AVIATION: The Trans-Atlantic Flight of "America" / Commander Byrd ditches into sea at
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0:25Now PlayingDate: 4th July 1927
Location: France.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Crash into Sea
FRANCE: Ver-Sur-Mer:
Aviator, Commander Richard Byrd and three compansions, Bert Acosta and Bernt Balchen as relief pilots and Lieutenant George O. Noville as flight engineer & wireless radio operator. ditched plane "America" foating in sea near shore; recovered plane on shore at low tide.
SLATE: Souvenir hunters.
Women ripping pieces off the plane's fuselage:
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