L'Oiseau Blanc
French biplane
L'Oiseau Blanc or The White Bird was a French Levasseur PL.8 biplane crewed by Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli, in an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York. The plane took off from Le Bourget Airport on May 8, 1927, and was never seen again. Its disappearance is considered one of the great mysteries of aviation.
For more images, see Category:L'Oiseau Blanc.
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L'Oiseau blanc
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L'Oiseau blanc
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Memorial plaque in Etretat, describing the destruction of the original memorial during WWII
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Carving at Etretat
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Charles Nungesser
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Statue at Bourget airport in Paris