Monument Nungesser et Coli, Étretat
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About Monument Nungesser et Coli
The Monument Nungesser et Coli is a striking 24-meter tall white concrete spire on the Falaise d'Amont cliff, commemorating French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli who attempted the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York on May 8, 1927. This was the last point in France where their aircraft L'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird) was seen before disappearing over the Atlantic, just 12 days before Charles Lindbergh completed the crossing in the opposite direction. The original monument from 1927-1928 was destroyed by German forces during World War II, and the current modernist memorial designed by architect Gaston Delaune was erected in 1962-1963.
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Charles Nungesser was known as "The Indestructible Ace" and flew with a terrifying insignia: a skull and crossbones beneath a coffin with candlesticks, painted on a black heart. By the end of World War I, his medical record listed skull fractures, multiple jaw fractures, bullet wounds in his mouth and ear, dislocated knees, wrists, and ankle, and "contusions too numerous to mention" - yet he continued flying and often had to be carried to and from his aircraft.
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