Republic of France

Ministry of Transport
General Inspector of Civil Aviation and Meteorology

Nungesser & Coli Disappear
Aboard The White Bird

May 8, 1927

by Clément-Pascal Meunier, General Engineer of Civil Aviation

English Translation by The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery

Table of Contents
Translator’s Note to the English Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1—The Preparation for the Attempt
	The Aircraft; The Engine; Testing the Aircraft; The Engine Trials; On-Board Equipment; The Weather and Navigation; General Remarks
Chapter 2—The Departure and Voyageas Far as Etretat
	The Departure; The Trip to Etretat
Chapter 3—The Voyage from Etretat to the Southern Coast of England
	The Weather Situation Over the English Channel; The Look-Out for the Departure and the Searches; Examination of the Reports from the End of 1980; The Flight Over the Channel
Chapter 4—The Voyage Over England and Ireland
	The Testimony and the Reconstruction of the Course; The Evaluation of l’Oiseau Blanc’s Speed; The Course Reversal: The Emergency Land or Sea Landing
Chapter 5—Crossing the North Atlantic
	Carrigaholt to Belle Isle; Belle Isle to Harbour Grace; The Testimony Collected
Chapter 6—The Present State of the Case
	French Testimony from 1980; The Testimony of Mr. H.G. Glynn; Complementary Investigations in Newfoundland; An American Report; Some Final Remarks
Supplementary Information
Acknowledgements
Maps and Illustrations
Map of the Route over France and the Channel
Detailed Map of the Sighting by the Submarine H.50
Map of the Course from Etretat to the West Coast of Ireland
Map of Newfoundland
General Map of the Attempt
L'Oiseau Blanc, Plan Form
L'Oiseau Blanc, Sections

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