Attempting to make the first non-stop <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_flight" id="mwtw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Transatlantic flight">transatlantic flight</a> from Paris to New York, French war heroes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Nungesser" id="mwuA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Charles Nungesser">Charles Nungesser</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Coli" id="mwuQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="François Coli">François Coli</a> disappear after taking off aboard <i id="mwug"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Bird" id="mwuw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="The White Bird">The White Bird</a></i> biplane.