Monument à la mémoire de Nungesser et Coli, Aviation memorial on the Falaise d'Amont in Étretat, France

The Monument à la mémoire de Nungesser et Coli consists of a 24-metre concrete stele rising at a 60-degree angle, with the outline of the aircraft L'Oiseau Blanc cut into the ground east of it. The name L'OISEAU BLANC runs across the wings of the outline. South of the stele, a museum wing displays the relief profiles of the two pilots from the earlier monument.

A first memorial, designed by architect Rey and built by Descatoire and Petit, was inaugurated on 16 September 1928 at the spot where L'Oiseau Blanc was last seen on 8 May 1927. German occupation troops blew it up on 21 August 1942, leaving only the sculpture's base. The rebuilt monument was inaugurated on 22 July 1962, with a 24-metre stele rising at a 60-degree angle and the aircraft outline set into the ground east of it.

The site keeps the memory of Charles Nungesser and François Coli, whose L'Oiseau Blanc was last seen over Étretat on 8 May 1927 during their attempt to cross the Atlantic. The relief profiles of both pilots from the 1928 monument are now mounted on the museum wing south of the stele.

The memorial stands on the Falaise d'Amont, northeast above Étretat, reached on foot along the cliff path; the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde chapel is just to the west. The concrete ground area is flat and open, with the plane outline and lettering set into the paving, so watch your step. There is no shelter on the cliff top, so bring a windproof layer.

The plane outline set into the ground east of the stele carries the words L'OISEAU BLANC across its wings. The original 1928 monument, a 20-metre pyramid on an aircraft-shaped base, was blown up by German occupation troops on 21 August 1942; only the sculpture's base survived, and the pilots' profile reliefs now hang on the museum wing south of the stele.