General Inspector of Civil Aviation and Meteorology
Aboard The White Bird
| Table of Contents | |
| Translator’s Note to the English Edition | |
| Introduction | |
| Chapter 1—The Preparation for the Attempt | |
| The Aircraft; The Engine; Testing the Aircraft; The Engine Trials; On-Board Equipment; The Weather and Navigation; General Remarks | |
| Chapter 2—The Departure and Voyage as Far as Etretat | |
| The Departure; The Trip to Etretat | |
| Chapter 3—The Voyage from Etretat to the Southern Coast of England | |
| The Weather Situation Over the English Channel; The Look-Out for the Departure and the Searches; Examination of the Reports from the End of 1980; The Flight Over the Channel | |
| Chapter 4—The Voyage Over England and Ireland | |
| The Testimony and the Reconstruction of the Course; The Evaluation of l’Oiseau Blanc’s Speed; The Course Reversal: The Emergency Land or Sea Landing | |
| Chapter 5—Crossing the North Atlantic | |
| Carrigaholt to Belle Isle; Belle Isle to Harbour Grace; The Testimony Collected | |
| Chapter 6 — The Present State of the Case | |
| French Testimony from 1980; The Testimony of Mr. H.G. Glynn; Complementary Investigations in Newfoundland; An American Report; Some Final Remarks | |
| Supplementary Information | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Maps and Illustrations | |
| Map of the Route over France and the Channel | |
| Detailed Map of the Sighting by the Submarine H.50 | |
| Map of the Course from Etretat to the West Coast of Ireland | |
| Map of Newfoundland | |
| General Map of the Attempt | |
| L’Oiseau Blanc, Plan Form | |
| L’Oiseau Blanc, Sections | |
