LATE 300 CROIX DU SUD - Lot 153

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LATE 300 CROIX DU SUD - Lot 153
LATE 300 CROIX DU SUD Cdt Roger Bonnot: modern 1/70° wooden model of the Croix du Sud seaplane Length 36.5 cm Wingspan 61.50 cm Accompanied by two postcards of the seaplane, one with a rare signature dated December 1933 by Lieutenant-Commander Roger Bonnot, commander of the Laté 300. 9 x 14 cm - This civilian seaplane, commissioned in 1932, was used to transport mail for l'Aéropostale, and was crewed by the French Navy, with Lieutenant-Commander Roger Bonnot as captain. It was Bonnot himself who christened the seaplane "Croix-du-Sud", designing its emblem. The aircraft made its first major flight, linking the Etang de Berre to Saint-Louis-du-Sénégal non-stop from December 31, 1933 to January 1, 1934, a distance of 3,679.4 km, beating the world record for straight-line distance flown by seaplane.
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