The Bagatelle Gamefield (French ''Plaine de Jeux de Bagatelle'') is a public recreation area for practicing various sports and leisure activities, among them football, rugby and cricket. Located in the vicinity of the Bagatelle Park, in the region of the

Bois de Boulogne The Bois de Boulogne (, "Boulogne woodland") is a large public park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The land was ceded to the city of Paris by ...

in Paris, the field served as the stage for several aviation experiences of pioneer

Alberto Santos Dumont Alberto Santos-Dumont ( Palmira, 20 July 1873 — Guarujá, 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-than-air and heavi ...

in 1906. The place preserves a monument () which makes reference to the flight of

14-Bis The ''14-bis'' (french: Quatorze-bis), (), also known as ("bird of prey" in French), was a pioneer era, canard-style biplane designed and built by Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. In 1906, near Paris, the ''14-bis'' made a ma ...

, in which it is written: Translated: ''Here, on November 12, 1906, under the control of the air club of France, Santos-Dumont established the world's first aviation records. Duration: 21s 1/5, Distance: 220m.''

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