Fokker F7 crash, Sep 7, 1927 (3 killed), Atlantic Ocean
Fokker F7 accident on September 7, 1927 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 3 fatalities.
- Date: September 7, 1927
- Aircraft: Fokker F7
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
The Fokker F.VIIa Old Glory, financed by William Randolph Hearst, left Old Orchard Beach, Maine, on a nonstop transatlantic flight toward Rome with pilots Lloyd Bertaud and James DeWitt Hill and newspaper editor Philip Payne aboard. The crew sent a distress message and the aircraft was lost at sea. Only a 34 foot wing section and other debris were recovered about 700 miles east of Cape Race, and no occupants were ever found.