Keywords: sdasm aviation aeronautics san diego air and space museum sandiegoairandspacemuseum ryan “ryan aeronautical” “san diego” “lindbergh field” aviator fighter ace fighterace ace charles nungesser charlesnungesser nungesser françois coli françoiscoli francois coli francoiscoli coli people monochrome blackandwhite photo border black and white François Coli and French Air Service Lieutenant Charles Eugene Jules Marie Nungesser. On 8 May 1927, they left LeBourget Field near Paris on an historic nonstop flight to New York in a biplane called l'Oiseau Blanc (the White Bird). They were never seen again. Following an exhaustive investigation, the French government published a report in 1984 which concluded that Nungesser probably reached North America. Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive François Coli and French Air Service Lieutenant Charles Eugene Jules Marie Nungesser. On 8 May 1927, they left LeBourget Field near Paris on an historic nonstop flight to New York in a biplane called l'Oiseau Blanc (the White Bird). They were never seen again. Following an exhaustive investigation, the French government published a report in 1984 which concluded that Nungesser probably reached North America. Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive |