Charles Lindbergh Flight 80th Anniversary
May 22nd 2007FTCCharles Lindbergh 80th Anniversary
May 20-21, 1927- Transatlantic non-stop solo flight - Charles A Lindbergh, in Ryan NYP Spirit of St Louis, from Long Island to Paris, in 33h:32m (>33h:39m). Although 91 persons in 13 separate flights had crossed the Atlantic before him, he flew directly between two great world cities and did it alone. Incidental to that flight, he also set several new intercity speed records in flying the Ryan from San Diego to New York.
