Narrative:
Disappeared at sea.
On June 18, 1927, Brazilian fisherman reported finding a wheel of the airplane.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 5 May 1927 |
| Type: | Farman F.61 Goliath |
| Operator: | SGTA - Société Générale des Transports Aériens |
| Registration: | F-ADFN |
| MSN: | 22 |
| First flight: | 1921 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | St. Louis Airport (XLS/GOSS), Senegal |
| Petrolina Internacional Airport, PE (PNZ/SBPL), Brazil |
Disappeared at sea.
On June 18, 1927, Brazilian fisherman reported finding a wheel of the airplane.
Sources:
» Le Farman «Goliath» / par Gérard HartmannPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from St. Louis Airport to Petrolina Internacional Airport, PE as the crow flies is 3854 km (2409 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from St. Louis Airport to Petrolina Internacional Airport, PE as the crow flies is 3854 km (2409 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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