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Translator’s Note
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Preparing this report for publication in English has been a long and arduous
task. Often highly technical, sometimes archaically so, and filled with idiomatic
aviation metaphors, the challenge it presented was not lightly met. Any errors
in translation should be called to the attention of the translator for correction
in future editions; any questions concerning the original wording will be answered
promptly via email.
No attempt was made during the translation to correct or amplify matters of fact, as we prefer to let the research stand as it did in 1983. The search for l’Oiseau Blanc has moved on since that time, and much new information is available; but a grave injustice would be done M. Meunier’s excellent research if we were to interpolate our own findings of much later date into his work. Further information about the current state of Project Midnight Ghost may be had by emailing TIGHAR. Certain protocols have been followed in footnotes and other items of commentary in this document. If a footnote is unsigned, it is translated from the French. If it is signed Ed., it is commentary by the editor/translator, not the author. Any internal note which is that of the editor is signed Ed. Any internal note which is that of the author is signed CPM. Information found in parentheses ( ) was generally provided by M. Meunier, and is translated as he provided it. Information in brackets [ ] is generally additional translation information provided by the editor. In those cases where this rule does not apply, the item is signed. The translator and editor would like to thank the following people, without whom this translation could not have been accomplished:
Printed copies of this report can be acquired by writing to:
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