The Trans-Atlantic Flight of “America“ / Commander Byrd ditches into sea at Ver-Sur-Mer (1927)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Commander Byrd ditches plane “America“ into sea at Ver-Sur-Mer during flight from New York to Paris. Full Description: 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: Background: Commander Byrd ditches plane “America“ into sea at Ver-Sur-Mer during flight from New York to Paris. FILM ID: VLVADJYIHRLSYV95XFTZQCNL63A8C To license this film, visit