Show french aviators are welcomed by washington 4 i F az A the national capital gave frances two famous flyers dieudonne costes and joseph lebrix a royal when clien they landed safely at bolling boiling field after the flight from montgomery ala high officials of the government members of the diplomatic corps and army and navy airmen were on bond band to greet the daring flyers who were the first to make a nonstop flight across the south atlantic ocean in the photograph left to right mal maj georges assistant french military lieutenant lebrix hon eon paul claudel french ambassador to united states undersecretary of state robert E olds lieutenant costes secretary of war dwight IT davis and secretary of navy curtis D wilbur |