F-ADDT Farman F.60 Goliath
(c/n 6935)
Developed from the World War I bomber, the Farman
F.60 was modified to carry 12/14
passengers. Some 60 odd were modified/built
(including 8 in Czechoslovakia) and used by
several early airlines, not only in
France but also by SNETA in Belgium and CSA in Czech-
slovakia . F-ADDT was originally owned by the
Compagnie des Grands Express Aeriens
(CGEA) and sold
to Air Union in 1922 who named it 'Languedoc',
and operated it on their
Paris-Croydon route. .. It
crashed at Marden Emergency Landing Strip near Tonbridge, Kent
on 23 April 1931 whilst on a mail run. It was probably w/o
(scrapped?) following this accident.
The above print was unearthed in the
archives of the Civil Aviation Historical Society in Melbourne,
Australia.