l'Oiseau Blanc

On May 8, 1927, two French aviators took off from an airfield in Paris hoping to fly their biplane, l'Oiseau Blanc (White Bird) non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli were attempting to become the first individuals to complete this feat, but they never made it; or did they?

In 1980 a researcher combing thru editions of Yankee Magazine came across an article referencing the famous flight. Several people in the area of Washington County Maine reported hearing what they described as disabled plane in the air on May 9, 1927. The craft was believed to have crashed in the woods nearby, but was never located, despite several extensive searches.

There have been expeditions to the area over the years, in an attempt to find any clue that would establish the biplane's presence, but to no avail. Any discovery that would support this theory could result in the re-writing of the history books. Twelve days following the disappearance of l'Oiseau Blanc, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St Louis took off from New York and eventually would be credited with the first solo flight over the Atlantic.