The Latécoère 24 flew for the first time from Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque at the end of 1927, crewed by pilot Prévot and engineer Hoff.
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One obvious route from France's colonial possessions in West Africa and the Brazilian mainland involved a 1,400 mi ( 2,250 km) flight due south, from the Cape Verde Islands to Fernando de Noronha, as its greatest step.