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"A l'honneur de ceux qui tenterent et de celui qui accomplit". (Translation: In honor of those who tried, and one who succeeded.) Monument erected in honnor of Charles Lindbergh,Nungesser & Coli.

Statue at the entrance to Le Bourget Airport in Paris, honoring Charles Lindbergh who flew successfully across the Atlantic in 1927; and Charles Nungesser, and Francois Coli, who attempted the same feat two weeks earlier aboard The White Bird (L'Oiseau Blanc), and disappeared without a trace.

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originally posted to Flickr as Lindbergh,Nungesser & Coli.

Date

2007-10-07 11:06:07

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abac077

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