Farman F.60 Goliath

{{Short description|French airliner and bomber}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Use British English|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox aircraft |name = F.60 Goliath |logo = |image = Farman-goliath.jpg |caption = Farman F-68BN4 Goliath of the Polish Air Force |type = Airliner |national_origin = France |manufacturer = [[Farman Aviation Works]] |designer =  |first_flight = January 1919 |introduction = February 1919 |retired = {{circa|1931}} |status =  |primary_user =  |more_users =  |produced =  |number_built = Approx. 60 |unit cost =  |developed_from =  |variants =  }} [[File:FarmanGoliathCSA.jpg|right|thumb|Farman Goliath of the CSA 1929]]

The '''Farman F.60 Goliath''' was a French [[airliner]] and [[bomber]] produced by the [[Farman Aviation Works]] from [[1919 in aviation|1919]]. It was instrumental in the creation of early airlines and commercial routes in Europe after [[World War I]].

==Design and development== The ''Goliath'' was initially designed in 1918 as a [[heavy bomber]] capable of carrying {{convert|1000|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}} of bombs with a range of {{convert|1500|km|mi|abbr=on|0}}. It was a fixed-undercarriage [[Interplane strut#bays|three-bay]] [[biplane]] of fabric-covered wood construction, powered by two [[Salmson#Aero engines|Salmson 9Z]] engines. It had a simple and robust, yet light structure. The [[wing]]s were rectangular with a constant profile with [[Balanced rudder|aerodynamically balanced]] [[ailerons]] fitted to both the upper and lower wings.

It was undergoing initial testing when [[World War I]] came to an end on 11 November 1918, and Farman realized there would be no orders for his bomber design. Nonetheless he was quick to understand that the big, box-like fuselage of the Goliath could be easily modified to convert the aircraft into an airliner. [[Commercial aviation]] was beginning to develop and was in need of purpose-built aircraft. With the new passenger cabin arrangement, the Goliath could carry up to 12 or 14 passengers. It had large windows to give the passengers a view of the surroundings. The Salmson engines could be replaced by other types (Renault, Lorraine) if a customer desired it. Approximately 60 F.60 Goliaths were built. Between 1927 and 1929, eight Goliaths with various engines were built under licence in [[Czechoslovakia]], four by [[Avia Motors|Avia]] and four by [[Letov Kbely|Letov]].

==Operational history== [[File:Самолет «Фарман Голиаф».jpg|thumb|Airplane "Farman Goliath"]] [[File:F-GEAB-Le_Crotoy.jpg |thumb|Goliath, London–Paris with engine failure, Le Crotoy 1921]] Farman was quick to press the Goliath into service and made several publicity flights. On 8 February 1919, the Goliath flew 12 passengers from [[Toussus-le-Noble]] to [[RAF Kenley]], near [[Croydon]] in 2 hours and 30 minutes. Since non-military flying was not permitted at that date, Lucien Bossoutrot and his passengers were all ex-military pilots who wore uniforms and carried mission orders for the circumstances. The pilot and passengers were well received in England. The return flight the following day took 2 hours and 10 minutes.

In another publicity flight, on 3 April 1919, a Goliath with 14 passengers reached an altitude of 6,200 m (20,341 ft). On {{nowrap|11 August}} 1919, an F.60 flew eight passengers and a ton of supplies from Paris via [[Casablanca]] and [[Essaoura|Mogador]] to Koufa, {{convert|180|km|mi|abbr=on|0}} north of [[Saint-Louis, Senegal|Saint-Louis]], [[French Senegal|Senegal]], flying more than {{convert|4500|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=L'Aérophile|date=1 August 1919|page=247|title=Le Raid du Goliath|language=fr|url=http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6551947m/f246.image}}</ref>

Many early European airlines used the F.60. In 1920, the [[Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens]] (CGEA) began scheduling regular flights between Le Bourget and Croydon. The [[Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes]] (CMA) soon followed suit. The [[Société Générale de Transports Aériens]] (SGTA) opened a [[Paris]]-[[Brussels]] route in July 1920, flown by the Goliath. In May 1921, this route was extended to Amsterdam. The Belgian airline [[Société Nationale pour l'Etude des Transports Aériens]] (SNETA) also opened a [[Brussels]]-[[London]] route in April 1921.{{fact|date=September 2024}}

==Variants== ;FF.60: Designation of the first three prototypes.

;F.60: Civil passenger transport version, powered by two {{convert|260|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Salmson water-cooled aero-engines|Salmson CM.9]] radial piston engines, sixty built.

;F.60bis: This designation was given to the transport version, powered by two {{convert|300|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Salmson water-cooled aero-engines|Salmson 9Az]] engines.

;F.60 Bn.2: Three-seat night bomber evolved from the F.60 Goliath. It was equipped with two {{convert|260|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Salmson water-cooled aero-engines|Salmson 9Zm]] engines, and 210 were delivered to French naval and army aviation.<ref name=Aviafrancef-60bn2>{{cite web|last=Parmentier|first=Bruno |title=Farman F-60 BN2 'Goliath' |url=http://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php?ID=10004&ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=501&ANNEE=0&ID_MISSION=0&MOTCLEF=|access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref>

;F.60 Torp: Torpedo-bomber floatplane, powered by two [[Bristol Jupiter|Gnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter]] radial piston engines.

;F.60M: Blunt-nose version in 1924, powered by two {{convert|310|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Renault 12Fcy]] engines.

;F.61: Two aircraft equipped with two {{convert|300|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Renault 12Fe]] engines.

;F.62:A record-breaking aircraft, derived from the F.60, powered by a single {{convert|500|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Farman 12We]]. First flown on 7 August 1925, the F.62, piloted by Landry and Drouhin, broke the world record {{convert|4400|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} closed-circuit in 45 hours 11 minutes and 59 seconds.<ref name=Aviafrancef-62>{{cite web|last=Parmentier |first=Bruno |title=Farman F-62 |url=http://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php?ID=4533&ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=501&ANNEE=0&ID_MISSION=0&MOTCLEF= |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref>

;F.62 BN.4: Export version for the [[Soviet Union]], powered by two {{convert|450|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} Lorraine-Dietrich V-12 engines.

;F.62 BN.5: A 5-seat night bomber version, powered by 2x {{convert|400|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Lorraine 12Db]] engines.<ref name=Aviafrancef-62bn5>{{cite web |last=Parmentier |first=Bruno |title=Farman F-62 Bn5 |url=http://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php?ID=5954&ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=501&ANNEE=0&ID_MISSION=0&MOTCLEF= |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref>

;F.63 BN.4: Similar to the F.62 BN.4 export version, powered by two {{convert|450|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Bristol Jupiter|Gnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter]] radial piston engines, 42 built for the ''[[Armée de l'Air|Aéronautique militaire francaise]]''.

;F.63bis:[[File:Farman_F.63bis_L'Air_December_15,1928.jpg|thumb|Farman F.63bis photo from L'Air 15 December 1928]]A single airliner, powered by 2x {{convert|365|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar|Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IIIA]] engines. Ten more were built powered by 2x {{convert|380|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Bristol Jupiter|Gnome-Rhône 9Aa Jupiter]] engines.<ref name=Aviafrancef-63bis>{{cite web |last=Parmentier |first=Bruno |title=Farman F-63bis|url=http://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php?ID=6548&ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=501&ANNEE=0&ID_MISSION=0&MOTCLEF= |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref>

;F.63ter: Three airliners, powered by 2x {{convert|380|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Bristol Jupiter|Gnome-Rhône 9Aa Jupiter]] engines.<ref name=Aviafrancef-63bis/>

;F.65:[[File:Farman_F.65_Goliath_Les_Ailes_April_21,1927.jpg|thumb|Farman F.65 Goliath photo from Les Ailes 21 April 1927]]Sixty floatplane torpedo-bombers built for the ''[[Aéronautique Navale|Aéronautique navale]]'', fitted with interchangeable float or landing gear and powered by 2x {{convert|380|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Bristol Jupiter|Gnome-Rhône 9Aa Jupiter]] engines.<ref name=Aviafrancef-65>{{cite web |last=Parmentier |first=Bruno |title=Farman F-65 |url=http://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php?ID=9993&ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=501&ANNEE=0&ID_MISSION=0&MOTCLEF=|access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref>

;F.66: Two torpedo-bombers built for the ''[[Aéronautique Navale|Aéronautique navale]]'', powered by 2x {{convert|260|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Salmson water-cooled aero-engines|Salmson CM.9]] engines.<ref name=Aviafrancef-65/>

;F.66 BN.3: One [[Bristol Jupiter|Gnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter]]-powered aircraft was built, intended to be exported to [[Romania]].

;F.68 BN.4: Thirty-two bomber aircraft, powered by 2x {{convert|420|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Bristol Jupiter|Gnome-Rhône 9Ab Jupiter]], exported to [[Poland]].<ref name=Aviafrancef-68>{{cite web |last=Parmentier |first=Bruno |title=Farman F-68 |url=http://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php?ID=6545&ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=501&ANNEE=0&ID_MISSION=0&MOTCLEF= |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref>

;[[Farman F.140 Super Goliath|F.140 Super Goliath]]: Super-heavy bomber prototype, powered by four {{convert|500|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Farman 12We]] W-12 engines in tandem pairs.

==Operators==

===Civilian operators=== ;{{BEL}} *[[Sociéte Anonyme Belge pour l'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne]] (SABENA).<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> *[[Société Colombophile de Transport Aériens]] (SOCTA).<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> *[[Syndicat National pour l'Etude des Transports Aériens]] (SNETA).<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> ;{{COL}} *[[w:es:CCNA - Compañía Colombiana de Navegación Aérea|Compañía Colombiana de Navegación Aérea]] (CCNA) ;{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} *[[Československé státní aerolinie]] (ČSA).<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> ;{{FRA}} *[[Air Union]].<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> *[[Compagnie Aérienne Française]] (CAF).<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> *[[Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens]] (CGEA).<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> *[[Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes]] (CMA).<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> *Enterprise de la Photo-Aérienne.<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> *[[Farman Airlines]] (Société Générale des Transports Aériens, SGTA).<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> ;{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}} *[[Liniile Aeriene Române Exploatate de Stat]] (LARES).<ref name=Aeroplane1015/>

===Military operators=== ;{{BEL}} *[[Belgian Air Force]] ;{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} *[[Czechoslovak Air Force]] ;{{FRA}} *[[French Air Force]] *[[French Navy]] **Commission d'Etudes Pratiques d'Aéronautique (CEPA).<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> **Escadrille 2R1.<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> **Escadrille 5B2.<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> ;{{flag|Italy|1861}} ;{{JPN}} ;{{PER}} *[[Peruvian Air Force]] *[[Peruvian Navy]] ;{{POL}} *[[Polish Air Force]] **211 Squadron.<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> **212 Squadron.<ref name=Aeroplane1015/> ;{{USSR}} *[[Soviet Air Force]] (4 bought in 1924)<ref>Demin, A. (editor) (2012). ''Emblemby i znaki samolotow Rossiyskich VVS. 1912-2012''. Moscow, 2012. {{ISBN|978-5-903389-53-7}}. p.43 (in Russian)</ref> ;{{ESP}} *[[Spanish Air Force|Aeronáutica Militar]], used in air raids over [[Morocco]].<ref name=aeropinakes>{{Cite web |title=La máquina de la civilización: Farman F.60 Goliath |website=aeropinakes.com |url= http://www.aeropinakes.com/entrada/civicraft/avionesdescrip/farmangoliathame1925.html |access-date= 2012-04-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141209113343/http://www.aeropinakes.com/entrada/civicraft/avionesdescrip/farmangoliathame1925.html |archive-date= 2014-12-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents== ;26 August 1921:Farman F.60 Goliath O-BLAN of [[SNETA]] [[1921 SNETA Farman Goliath ditching|ditched]] into the [[English Channel]] whilst on a flight from [[Brussels-Evere Airport]] to [[Croydon Airport]], [[Surrey]], [[United Kingdom]] with the bodies of both pilots not found.<ref name=Aeroplane1015>{{cite journal |title=The story of Goliath |journal=Aeroplane |issue=October 2015 |pages=56–61 |publisher=Key Publishing |location=Stamford |issn=0143-7240}}</ref> The aircraft was salvaged and rebuilt as an F.61.

;27 September 1921: Two Farman F.60 Goliaths, O-BLEU and O-BRUN, both of SNETA, were destroyed in a hangar fire at Brussels-Evere Airport.<ref name=Aeroplane1015/>

;8 October 1921: A Farman Goliath of [[Grands Express Aériens|Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens]] (CGEA) made an emergency landing at [[Saint-Inglevert Airfield|Saint-Inglevert]], [[Pas-de-Calais]] due to problems with a propeller shortly after the aircraft had crossed the French coast. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from [[Le Bourget Airport]], [[Paris]] to Croydon. Another aircraft was dispatched from Paris to take the six passengers on to Croydon.<ref name=Flight131021>{{cite journal |title=Goods of German Origin |journal=Flight |date=13 October 1921 |page=675 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1921/1921%20-%200675.html |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>

;30 November 1921: Farman F.60 Goliath F-GEAD of CGEA was damaged in a forced landing at [[Smeeth]], [[Kent]]. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.<ref name=AB/>

;11 February 1922: Farman F.60 Goliath F-GEAI of CGEA was damaged in a forced landing at [[Farnborough, Kent|Farnborough]], Kent.<ref name=AB/><ref name=Flight160222>{{cite journal |title=Forced Landing and Damage of a 'Goliath' |journal=Flight |date=16 March 1922|page=162 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1922/1922%20-%200162.html.|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.<ref name=AB/>

;7 April 1922: Farman F.60 Goliath F-GEAD of CGEA was in [[1922 Picardie mid-air collision|a mid-air collision]] with [[de Havilland DH.18|de Havilland DH.18A]] G-EAWO of [[Daimler Airway]] over [[Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine]], [[Oise]], [[France]]. All seven people on board both aircraft were killed.

;1 September 1922: A Farman F.60 Goliath on a flight from Croydon Airport to Paris, suffered a severely damaged propeller after flying through torrential rain whilst crossing the [[English Channel]]. The engine was shut down and a precautionary landing was made at Saint-Inglevert where the propeller was changed in 15 minutes. The aircraft then departed for Le Bourget, arriving only 12 minutes later than scheduled.<ref name=LPJ020922>{{cite news|title=ALLO! ALLO! Une hélice de rechange s'il vous plaît|url=http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6234616/f3|access-date=21 February 2018|publisher=Le Petit Journal|date=2 September 1922|location=Paris|page=3|language=fr}}</ref>

;15 March 1923: Farman F.61 Goliath F-AEIE (former O-BLAN) of [[Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes]] (CMA) overran the runway on landing at [[Croydon Airport|Croydon]] and collided with a building. The aircraft was later repaired and returned to service.<ref name=AB/>

;7 May 1923: Farman F.60 Goliath F-AEGP ''Flandre'' of [[Air Union]] was damaged in a forced landing at [[Lympne Airport|Lympne]], Kent. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.<ref name=AB/>

;14 May 1923: Farman F.60 Goliath F-AEBY of Air Union [[May 1923 Air Union Farman Goliath crash|crashed]] at [[Monsures]], [[Somme (department)|Somme]],<ref name=F2>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_F-1.htm |title=Civil Aircraft Register - France, page 2 |publisher=Golden Years of Aviation |access-date=28 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302143806/http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_F-1.htm |archive-date=2 March 2011 }}</ref> following structural failure of a wing. All six people on board were killed. The aircraft was on a scheduled international passenger flight from [[Paris - Le Bourget Airport|Paris]] to [[Croydon Airport|Croydon]]<ref name=Times140523>{{cite news|title=Paris - London Flights In A Gale|issue=42242|work=The Times|date=28 October 1919|location=London|page=12, column B}}</ref>

;15 July 1923: Farman F.60 Goliath F-AEEE of Farman crashed near [[Valenciennes]], France.<ref name=AB/>

;27 August 1923: Farman F.60 Goliath (former F.61) F-AECB of Air Union [[August 1923 Air Union Farman Goliath crash|crashed]] at [[East Malling]], [[Kent]]. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Paris to Croydon. A precautionary landing was made at Lympne due to weather, following which the flight was resumed. One engine later failed and the aircraft crashed following misunderstanding of an instruction for a number of passengers to move towards the rear of the aircraft, affecting the centre of gravity and causing the aircraft to enter a spin.

;3 December 1923:Farman F.60 Goliath F-AEIF, possibly operated by CMA, crashed at [[Littlestone Airfield|Littlestone]], Kent.<ref name=AB/>

;22 January 1924:Farman F.60 Goliath F-GEAO of Air Union was destroyed by fire following an accident when landing at [[Croydon Airport|Croydon]].<ref name=AB/>

;6 August 1924: Farman F.60 Goliath F-ADDT ''Languedoc'' of Air Union was on a scheduled international passenger flight from [[Paris - Le Bourget Airport|Paris]] to Croydon when the port engine failed. A forced landing was made at [[Golden Green]], [[Kent]]. One person amongst the pilot and five passengers on board was injured.<ref name=KSC100910>{{cite news|title=When Goliath crashed down|publisher=Kent & Sussex Courier|date=10 September 2010|page=30}}</ref> The aircraft was dismantled to allow removal. It was later repaired and returned to service.<ref name=AN1205>''Aviation News,''December 2005.</ref><ref name=Times080824>"Mishap to Passenger Aeroplane". ''The Times'', Issue 43725, 8 August 1925, p. 14, column F.</ref>

;8 February 1925:Farman F.60 Goliath F-GEAB ''Savoie'' of Air Union crashed whilst attempting to land at Lympne. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Paris to Croydon when an engine failed over the Channel.<ref name=AB/><ref name=Times090223>{{cite news|title=Aeroplane Crash At Lympne|issue=43881|work=The Times|date=9 February 1925|location=London|page=9, column B}}</ref> The aircraft was later repaired and returned to service.<ref name=AB/>

;16 October 1925:Farman F.60 Goliath F-HMFU ''Île de France'' of Air Union crashed at [[Wadhurst]], [[East Sussex]].<ref name=AB/> Three passengers were killed and two were injured.<ref name=Times171025>{{cite news|title=Air Accidents in the Fog|issue=44095|work=The Times|date=17 October 1925|location=London|page=12, column D}}</ref> The aircraft may have been repaired and returned to service as its registration was not cancelled until 1 June 1932. Its fuselage is preserved.<ref name=AB/>

;14 November 1925: Farman F.60 Goliath F-FHMY ''Picardie'' of Air Union ditched in the [[English Channel]] {{convert|12|km|mi}} off [[Boulogne-sur-Mer|Boulogne]], France. The aircraft was salvaged and rebuilt as an F.63bis, returning to service in 1929.<ref name=AB/>

;10 March 1927:Farman F.63bis Goliath F-AEGP ''Flandre'' of Air Union made a forced landing near [[Tonbridge]], Kent following an engine failure.<ref name=AB/>

;5 May 1927:Farman F.61 Goliath F-ADFN of [[Société Générale des Transports Aériens]] was lost in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on a flight from [[Saint-Louis Airport|Saint-Louis]] [[Senegal]] to [[Petrolina Airport|Pernambuco]], [[Brazil]]. Both crew were killed.<ref name=AB/>

;24 November 1927:Farman F.60 Goliath F-GEAB ''Savoie'' of Air Union was severely damaged in a forced landing at Yaldham Manor, [[Wrotham]], Kent. The aircraft was later repaired and returned to service.<ref name=AB/>

;6 March 1928:Farman F.60 Goliath (former F.61) F-AECU ''Normandie'' of Air Union crashed at [[Hythe, Kent|Hythe]], Kent. The aircraft may have been repaired and returned to service as its registration was not cancelled until 1 June 1932.<ref name=AB/>

;11 March 1928:Farman F.60 Goliath (former F.61) F-AEFC ''Provence'' of Air Union crashed into the English Channel {{convert|9|mi|km}} off [[Folkestone]] whilst operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Paris to Croydon. The aircraft had landed at [[Saint-Inglevert Airfield|Saint-Inglevert]] to await an improvement in the weather before continuing its journey,<ref name=Times130328/> and the passenger (or passengers<ref name=Flight150328/>) had decided to continue the journey by boat. The aircraft broadcast a [[Mayday (distress signal)|Mayday]] before it crashed into the sea, killing both crew.<ref name=Times130328>{{cite news|title=Wrecked French Air Liner. Inquest On Victims|issue=44840|work=The times|date=13 March 1928|location=London|page= 13, column E}}</ref> The bodies of the victims were picked up the [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway's]] ferry {{SS|Maid of Orleans||2}}.<ref name=Flight150328>{{cite journal |title=French Air Liner Crash |website=www.flightglobal.com|date=15 March 1928 |page=182 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1928/1928%20-%200202.html |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>

;23 May 1928:Farman F.63bis Goliath F-AEIE of [[Société Générale des Transports Aériens]] (SGTA) crashed on take-off from [[Cologne]], [[Germany]] and was destroyed by fire. Three people were killed.<ref name=AB/>

;19 May 1929: Farman F.60 Goliath F-GEAI ''Vendee'' of Air Union,<ref name=BAAA29>{{cite web |title=United Kingdom |publisher=BAAA/ACRO |access-date=20 February 2018 |url=http://www.baaa-acro.com/Pays/R/Royaume%20Uni-1920-1929.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707203210/http://www.baaa-acro.com/Pays/R/Royaume%20Uni-1920-1929.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2011 }}</ref> on a flight from Croydon to Paris crashed at Keylands Sidings near [[Paddock Wood railway station]], it stopped yards from the signal box and was destroyed by fire, the pilot and mechanic escaped with minor injuries.<ref name=Times200529>{{cite news|title=French Machine Burned.|issue=45207|work=The Times|date=20 May 1929|pages= 12, column E}}</ref>

;31 July 1929:Farman F.60 Goliath F-GEAB ''Savoie'' of Air Union, on a flight from London to Paris carrying [[gold]] bullion was damaged in a forced landing near [[Smarden]] in Kent, bushes on the riverbank stopped the aircraft entering the [[River Beult]] although some of the gold bullion it was carrying ended up in the river. The bullion was recovered by spectators and transferred by lorry to Lympne for onward transport to Paris.<ref name=AB/><ref name=Times010829>"Mishap to French Aeroplane". ''The Times'', Issue 45270, 1 August 1929, p. 16, column c.</ref> The aircraft may have been repaired and returned to service as its registration was not cancelled until 1 June 1932.<ref name=AB/>

;October 1929: Farman F.63bis Goliath F-FARI of ''[[Societe Generale de Transports Aeriens]]'' (SGEA) was destroyed in an accident.<ref name=AB>{{cite web|title=Researchers Corner |url=http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/f-aaaa.pdf|website=Air-Britain|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>

;10 February 1930:Farman F.63bis Goliath F-FHMY ''Picardie'' of [[Air Union]] [[1930 Air Union Farman Goliath crash|crashed]] at [[Marden Airfield]], [[Kent]] following failure of the starboard tailplane. Two passengers killed of the six people on board.<ref name="Marden">{{cite web|title=Marden history - Plane crash |url=http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/e1_planecrash.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002060118/http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/e1_planecrash.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2011 |access-date=21 February 2018 |date=2 October 2011}}</ref>

;2 May 1930: Farman F.63bis Goliath F-ADCA ''Lorraine'' of Air Union crashed at [[Penshurst]], [[Kent]] after encountering a heavy squall whilst on a flight from Le Bourget, Paris to Croydon.<ref name=Humphreys>{{cite book |last1=Humphreys |first1=Roy |title=Kent aviation : a century of flight |date=2001 |publisher=Sutton |location=Stroud |isbn=0-7509-2790-9 |page=77}}</ref>

;23 April 1931: Farman F.63 Goliath F-ADDT ''Languedoc'' of Air Union, carrying mail, crashed at Widehurst Farm, Marden after taking off from Marden.<ref name=MAH11>{{cite book| last1=Alderson |first1=Catherine |last2=Gosling |first2=Chris |last3=Gosling |first3=Mari |last4=McArragher |first4=Steve |last5=Simmons |first5=Trevor |title=Marden's Aviation History|date=2009 |publisher=The Marden history group |location=Marden |page=11}}</ref>

;9 July 1930: Farman F.60 F-ADFQ of the SGTA crashed near [[Aalsmeer]] shortly after takeoff from [[Amsterdam]]. One crew member, a mechanic, died shortly after. The pilot and the radio operator escaped with slight injuries. The plane was a total loss.<ref name="asn">{{cite web|last1=Ranter|first1=Harro|title=Vliegtuigongeval op 09 JUL 1930 met Farman F.63bis Goliath F-ADFQ - Aalsmeer|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19300709-0&lang=nl|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=21 February 2018|language=nl}}</ref>

==Survivors== No complete airframe survives. The forward fuselage of F-HMFU is exhibited at the [[Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace]], [[Le Bourget]], France.<ref name="Passieux">{{cite web|last1=Passieux|first1=Jean-Noël|title=Farman F.60 Goliath|url=http://jn.passieux.free.fr/html/FarmanF60.php|website=jn.passieux.free.fr|access-date=21 February 2018|language=fr|date=4 March 2011}}</ref>

==Specifications (F.63 BN.4)== [[File:Farman F.60 Goliath 3-view Flight October 2, 1919.jpg|thumb|Three-view of original Farman F.60 Goliath from ''Flight'', 2 October 1919]] {{Aircraft specs |ref=Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928<ref name=JAWA1928>{{cite book |title=Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928 |editor1-last=Grey |editor1-first=C.G. |year=1928 |publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd |location=London |pages=18d–19d}}</ref> |prime units?=met  |crew=4 |capacity=12 or 14 passengers (civilian variant) |length m=14.77 |span m=26.5 |height m=4.9 |wing area sqm=160 |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=2900 |gross weight kg=5400 |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general=  |eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=[[Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter]] |eng1 type=9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines |eng1 hp=450

|prop blade number=2 |prop name=fixed pitch propellers |prop dia m= |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop dia note=  |max speed kmh=170 |max speed note=at sea level<br> ::::::{{cvt|168|km/h|mph kn}} at {{cvt|1000|m}} ::::::{{cvt|165|km/h|mph kn}} at {{cvt|2000|m}} ::::::{{cvt|160.5|km/h|mph kn}} at {{cvt|3000|m}} |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kmh= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range km=800 |combat range km= |combat range miles= |combat range nmi= |combat range note= |ferry range km= |ferry range miles= |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling m=5500 |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude={{cvt|1000|m}} in 4 minutes 59 seconds<br> ::::::{{cvt|2000|m}} in 11 minutes 31 seconds ::::::{{cvt|3000|m}} in 19 minutes 48 seconds ::::::{{cvt|4000|m}} in 31 minutes 2 seconds |wing loading kg/m2=34 |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass={{cvt|0.0704|hp/lb|kW/kg|order=flip}} |more performance=  |guns= 2x [[Lewis machine-gun]]s at nose and rear gunners positions |bombs= provision for light bombs internally and larger weapons, including torpedoes, under the centre fuselage }}

==See also== *[[Farman F.140 Super Goliath]] {{aircontent| |related=

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==References== {{Reflist}}

==Bibliography== *{{cite journal |last1=Kotelnikov|first1=V.|last2=Kulikov|first2=V.|last3=Cony|first3=C.|name-list-style=amp |title=Les avions français en URSS, 1921–1941 |journal=Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire |date=December 2001 |issue=105 |pages=50–56 |trans-title=French Aircraft in the USSR, 1921–1941 |language=fr |issn=1243-8650}} *{{cite book |last1=Liron |first1=Jean |title=Les avions Farman |year=1984 |publisher=Éditions Larivière |location=Paris |oclc=37146471|series=Collection Docavia|volume=21}} *{{cite journal |last1=Passingham|first1=Malcolm|title=Les bombardiers de l'Armée japonaise (1920–1935) |journal=Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire |date=February 1999 |issue=71 |pages=32–38 |trans-title=Japanese Army Bombers (1920–1935) |language=French |issn=1243-8650}} *{{cite journal |last1=Warner|first1=Edward P.|title=Les avions de ligne au banc d'essai en 1921|journal=Le Fana de l'Aviation |date=May 2008 |issue=462 |pages=44–55 |issn=0757-4169 |language=fr|trans-title=Airlines on the Test Bench in 1921}}

==Further reading== * {{cite book|last1=Pelletier|first1=Alain|title=Histoire mondiale des avions de ligne depuis 1908|date=2004|publisher=E.T.A.I.|location=Boulogne-Billancourt|isbn=978-2-7268-9367-8|language=fr}} * {{cite book |editor1-last=Hirschauer |editor1-first=Louis |editor2-last=Dollfus |editor2-first=Charles |title=L'Année Aéronautique: 1919-1920 |date=1920 |publisher=Dunod |location=Paris |page=53 |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6553380s/f65.item}} * {{cite book |editor1-last=Hirschauer |editor1-first=Louis |editor2-last=Dollfus |editor2-first=Charles |title=L'Année Aéronautique: 1920-1921 |date=1921 |publisher=Dunod |location=Paris |page=67 |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65534129/f79.item}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{cite journal|title=The Farman "Goliath" Type F-60 Aerobus|journal=Flight|date=2 October 1919|volume=XI|issue=40 No 562|pages=1318–1320|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1919/1919%20-%201316.html|access-date=21 February 2018}} *[https://warandgame.blogspot.com/2007/12/farman-goliath.html Farman Goliath] *[http://www.hydroretro.net/etudegh/le_farman_goliath.pdf Farman Goliath webpage] {{in lang|fr}} *[http://www.crezan.net/pag_f60/60_00_register.html Le "Goliath" Farman] {{in lang|fr}}. Detailed account by an enthusiast of the history of individual F.60s.

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