Description:
The Victorious Wings - starring
Nungesser, the hero of the air.
Grand adventure series in 7 parts -
shot by Nungesser before he left for
the Atlantic.
This French movie poster advertises
"The Victorious Wings" a seven part
series starring Captain Charles
Nungesser, a World War I hero who
was one of the most celebrated
Flying Aces in the French Air
Corps. During this military career
he shot down at least 45 enemy
aircraft and won 21 medals. After
the War he made films in both
America and France. "The Victorious
Wings" was filmed shortly before his
attempt to be the first to fly
non-stop across the Atlantic from
Paris to New York. He left Paris on
May 8, 1927 but disappeared only
days before Charles Lindberg made
his own successful non-stop flight
to Paris. No trace of Nungesser or
his co-pilot Francois Coli was ever
found, and it wasn’t until 1930 that
a successful non-stop fight was
made from Paris to New York City.
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