LINDBERGH LANDS SAFELY IN PARIS
Paris (JFK+50) On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh* landed safely at Le Bourget Field here in Paris after a 33 1/2 hour flight from New York City.
Lindbergh became the first aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and the first to fly non-stop from New York to Paris.
Lucky Lindy was greeted by an excited crowd of 150,000 who carried him around above their heads for about thirty minutes. Lindbergh's aircraft was called The Spirit of St. Louis**.
*Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) was born in Detroit, Michigan but grew up in Minnesota & Washington D.C. CAL studied mechanical engineering before pursuing a career as an aviator. He joined the Robertson Aircraft Company as an airmail pilot in 1925.
**The Spirit of St. Louis (NX-211) was a single engine, single seat monoplane which flew 3600 miles in the 1st trans-Atlantic flight in 1927. It was built by Ryan Airlines in San Diego. SOSL is on permanent display at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington D.C.
Paris (JFK+50) On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh* landed safely at Le Bourget Field here in Paris after a 33 1/2 hour flight from New York City.
Lindbergh became the first aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and the first to fly non-stop from New York to Paris.
Lucky Lindy was greeted by an excited crowd of 150,000 who carried him around above their heads for about thirty minutes. Lindbergh's aircraft was called The Spirit of St. Louis**.
*Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) was born in Detroit, Michigan but grew up in Minnesota & Washington D.C. CAL studied mechanical engineering before pursuing a career as an aviator. He joined the Robertson Aircraft Company as an airmail pilot in 1925.
**The Spirit of St. Louis (NX-211) was a single engine, single seat monoplane which flew 3600 miles in the 1st trans-Atlantic flight in 1927. It was built by Ryan Airlines in San Diego. SOSL is on permanent display at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington D.C.
The Spirit of St. Louis Replica
EAA Museum
Photo by Bzuk (2004)
at English Wikipedia
Historic Newspapers Exhibit
The Newseum
Washington, D.C.
Photo by John White (2016)
