poster of the first airplane crossing (East-West) of the North Atlantic, September 1930

"It's to France that the world owes its wings."

Wikipedia notes: Dieudonné Costes (14 November 1892 - 18 May 1973) was a French aviator, known of long distance and record breaking flights, a fighter ace of World War I. Over 1-2 September 1930, Costes with Maurice Bellonte, flew their Breguet 19 Super Bidon from Paris to New York, as the first aircraft in the more difficult westbound direction, between North American and European mainlands. They covered 6,200 km in 37 hours 18 minutes (some sources claim 5,850 km).

The first solo, nonstop trans-Atlantic flight took place on 21 May 1927 by Charles A. Lindbergh flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.