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Biscarrosse was chosen in 1930 by Pierre-Georges Latécoère to become the place where the biggest french seaplanes would be assembled from and where those same seaplanes would go on test flights from. The lake, therefore, witnessed the departure of over 100 gigantic seaplanes to New York City or Fort de France. Flying those prestigious aircrafts, aviators such as Saint-Exupéry, Mermoz ou Guillaumet. Their achievements exceeded the simple fact of flying, they created a legend...The Seaplane Museum, set on the mythical place of the former old base, deals with the world seaplane history, from its first flight in 1910 to nowadays. Come into the legend... and get on board for a journey through history. Feel, through a unique collection of seaplane models, mechanical parts, movies and original documents, all the emotions related to this epic era, one of the most beautiful pages in the french aviation.