re: Le Bourget
It's at Le Bourget that the world saw for the first time what the Vostok capsule looked like (1967).
It's at Le Bourget that astronauts met cosmonauts too, very early in the 60's.
I also remember seeing the Sukoy 27 perform the Cobra figure.
In 1983, the Entreprise was there on top of the Jumbo Jet and in 1989, the Buran on top of the Antonov 225.
I remember seeing the SR71 Blackbird at Le Bourget.
Raoul