XRH1723144: The first flight of the Mirage 2000 on March 10, 1978, to Istres at the hands of Jean Coureau, chief test pilot of the Marcel Dassault Airplanes. During this one-hour 5-minute flight, the aircraft reached mach speed 1.3 and an altitude of 12,200 metres. Neg: 4044PL, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
XRH1718010: As part of the “week of the most beautiful France”, a competition was organised in the northern region between all the numerous customs posts that mark the Franco-Belgian border: the “Risquons tout” customs post on the road from Lille to Kortrijk won the competition, June 28, 1958: here a Peugeot car at the border post Neg: A54056, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images