It was when Nungesser was in the U.S. doing the film "The Dawn Patrol" that he got interested in the idea of making a transatlantic flight, and told his friends his next trip to America would be by air.
It was when Nungesser was in the U.S. doing the film "The Dawn Patrol" that he got interested in the idea of a solo crossing the Atlantic Ocean in an aircraft, something which had yet to be done at the time. Nungesser told his friends his next trip to America would be by air.