However, by the time the ship reached New York, medallions of the Blue Riband victory, made in France, were delivered to passengers and the ship flew a blue pennant. An estimated 100,000 spectators lined New York Harbor for "Normandie"'s arrival. All passengers were presented with a medal celebrating the occasion on behalf of CGT. "Normandie" had a successful year but , Cunard White Star Line's superliner, entered service in the summer of 1936. Cunard White Star said the "Queen Mary" would surpass 80,000 tons. At 79,280 tons, "Normandie" would no longer be the world's largest. French Line increased "Normandie"’s size, mainly through the addition of an enclosed tourist lounge on the aft boat deck. Following these and other alterations, "Normandie" was 83,423 gross tons. Exceeding the "Queen Mary" by 2,000 tons, she would soon become the world's largest in terms of overall measured gross tonnage and length once again, claiming it off the "Queen Mary" who only held it for a short amount of time. On 22 June 1936, a Blackburn Baffin, "S5162" of A Flight, RAF Gosport, flown by Lt Guy Kennedy Horsey on torpedo-dropping practice, buzzed "Normandie" a mile (2 km) off Ryde Pier and collided with a derrick which was transferring a motor car belonging to Arthur Evans, MP, onto a barge alongside the ship. The aircraft crashed onto "Normandie"s bow. The pilot was taken off by tender, but the wreckage of the aircraft remained on board "Normandie" as she had to sail due to the tide. It was carried to Le Havre, France. A salvage team from the Royal Air Force later removed the wreckage. The pilot was court-martialled and found guilty on two charges. Evans' car was wrecked in the accident, which was brought up in Parliament. In August 1936, "Queen Mary" captured the Blue Riband, averaging , starting a fierce rivalry. "Normandie" held the size record until the arrival of (83,673 gross tons) in 1940. During refit, "Normandie" was also modified to reduce vibration. Her three-bladed screws were replaced with four-bladed ones, and structural modifications were made to her lower aft section. These modifications reduced vibration at speed.