Three New Photos Join the America Museum’s Collection!

It’s not every day that we get the chance to discover new images of the America, but this time, it’s true!

A few months ago, a generous donor visited us to share some photographs from her personal collection, thinking they might be of interest. And she was absolutely right : they are of great interest to us!

With her permission, we were able to digitize these photos for preservation purposes and add them to the museum’s collection.

The first two photographs were taken by Mr. Georges Youf, a photographer from Bayeux, on 1 July 1927. These are completely unpublished images!
- In the first photo, you can see the aircraft, nose in the water, seemingly still in very good condition.
- The second shows the lifeboat used by the crew to reach the shore. You can also make out, on the left side, part of the landing gear that was torn off during the ditching.

The third photo is more familiar: it’s a postcard that is often seen. It shows mechanics dismantling one of the America’s engines after the aircraft had been towed onto the beach. Not far off, you can spot a crowd of onlookers watching the scene.

It is, in fact, this very crowd that would eventually dismantle the plane piece by piece to keep as souvenirs...

 Le 22 august 2025