Hanriot HD-1 flown by Charles Nungesser

The Hanriot HD-1 flown by famed World War I French Ace Charles Nungesser in the 1925 movie The Sky Raider, with Nungesser's distinctive badge on the fuselage side. The aircraft is displayed at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California: The Air Museum's HD-1 has a unique history. It was brought to the United States in 1924 by Charles Nungesser, whose 45 victories made him France's third-ranking World War I ace, for barnstorming. In 1925 he flew it in one of the first films about World War I aviation, The Sky Raider. In 1927 Nungesser and his navigator, Francois Coli, disappeared attempting to fly from Paris to New York. After Nungesser vanished, the HD-1 was sold and appeared in several other films including Wings and Hell'sAngels.'. Ed Maloney, founder of Planes of Fame Air Museum, bought the airplane in 1951

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