Denys, you've got the spelling right for both men. You can't possibly count
the "Rue Nungesser" (Nungesser Street, for all of us who are not fluent in
French), almost every mid-size town has one. Oddly enough, there are very,
very few Coli Streets.
IIRC, Nungesser and Coli attempted to cross the Atlantic from Europe to the
States (not the brightest idea, as far as dominant winds are concerned), but
never made it to the shore and were lost to the ocean. I'd be quite
surprised to learn they made it to America, but since their remains were
never retrieved ... who knows ... It took 73 years to find the Titanic
wreckage and 62 to locate Saint-Exupéry's plane.
A French plane wrecked in Maine .... well .... why not ... that would be
very interesting !
Christian "still around, though not really active, 3000-wise" Lheureux
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] De la part
> de Denys Beauchemin
> Envoyé : samedi 30 septembre 2006 17:31
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> Objet : Re: [HP3000-L] OT: New Photos Reveal 1935 Airship at Bottom of
> Pacific Ocean
>
> There were two IIRC, Nungesser and Coli. I believe the first one was an
> extremely rare example of a French Ace of World War I. I may have the
> names
> misspelled, but they are pretty close. (Too lazy to check the web.)
>
> I also believe that Amelia was captured by the Japanese and executed as a
> supposed spy. Well, that's one theory I read many moons ago.
>
> Denys
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of William L. Brandt
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 11:37 PM
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> Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: New Photos Reveal 1935 Airship at Bottom of
> Pacific
> Ocean
>
> Interesting - and one of the tops on my list is where the heck is Amelia
> Earhart's Lockheed?
>
> There was also a strange wreckage of a French plane in the Maine forest
> leading to speculation that a Frenchman (forget his name) beat Lindberg by
> a
> few months crossing the Atlantic - the other way...
>
> Bill
>
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