Aircraft Photo of NC8412 | Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor | Ford Air Transport Service

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NC8412
Aircraft Original Type:	Ford Tri-Motor
Aircraft Generic Type:	Ford Tri-Motor
Aircraft Version:	Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor
C/n (msn):	5-AT-50
Operator Titles:	Ford Air Transport Service

Location
City / Airport:	Utrecht - SoesterbergMap
Country:	Netherlands
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EHSB IATA: UTC Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	September 1929
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	238532

Photo Comment
This Tin Goose was demonstrated in Europe during the second half of 1929. Sold to ČSA as OK-FOR in January 1930. Crashed on 22 August 1930 at Jihlava on a Prague - Bratislava - Brno flight as pilot Josef Sedlár manoeuvred to avoid a thunderstorm and a tall chimney. 12 of the 13 people on board were killed; only one Professor Kraus survived. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie This photo was added on 30 April 2020, and has since been viewed 1098 times.

Photo Comment

This Tin Goose was demonstrated in Europe during the second half of 1929. Sold to ČSA as OK-FOR in January 1930. Crashed on 22 August 1930 at Jihlava on a Prague - Bratislava - Brno flight as pilot Josef Sedlár manoeuvred to avoid a thunderstorm and a tall chimney. 12 of the 13 people on board were killed; only one Professor Kraus survived. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie

This photo was added on 30 April 2020, and has since been viewed 1098 times.

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