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French World War I flying ace attempted to be the first to fly non-stop from New York to Paris. He chose a massive, three-engine Sikorsky S-35 biplane for the attempt. Newspapers from the time show him standing beside Igor Sikorsky himself. Tragically, the plane, overloaded with fuel, crashed on takeoff, bursting into flames. Fonck and his co-pilot survived, but two crew members perished. Captain Sikorsky F95
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