3 March 1914

March 3, 1914 marked the triumphant return of Marc Bonnier to Paris after a long journey from Paris, via old Europe, Beirut and Jerusalem and finally to Cairo. He was congratulated by, among many, M. Deutsch de la Meurthe, president of the Aero Club and representatives of the Ministries of Public Works, War and Navy. Bonnier, with his mechanic Joseph Barnier, began the journey in a Nieuport VI-G monoplane on 10 November at Villacoublay, arriving in Cairo 1 January.