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France, First French Aerial Crossing of the North Atlantic from East to West, 1930, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of Costes and Bellonte left, rev. Breguet biplane Le Point d’interrogation rising over an aerial view of Paris, view of the Manhattan skyline above, 68mm (CGMP p.284; cf. DNW 47, 1087; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 162). Very fine, scarce (£90-120)
Dieudonné Costes and Maurice Bellonte completed the journey from Le Bourget to Curtiss Field on 1-2 Sept. in 37 hrs 18 mins
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