Etretat, Normandy, France. Stone plaque commemorating the ill-fated 1927 flight of aviators Nungesser and Coli.
A picturesque seaside resort in the department of Seine-Maritime, Etretat lies on the English Channel at the western end of Normandy's Côte-d’Albâtre (Alabaster Coast). In May 1927, French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli set out from Paris in an attempt to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight from east to west. They and their aircraft, the Oiseau Blanc, were last seen over the cliffs of Etretat, where a small museum now commemorates their unsuccessful expedition.
Size: 5119px × 3413px
Location: Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, Europe
Photo credit: © David Tomlinson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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