Charles Lindbergh

On May 12, 1927, Charles Lindbergh and his plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" landed in Curtiss Field on Long Island, New York to break the existing record for the fastest transcontinental flight. Eight days later, Lindbergh landed safely at Le Bourget Field in Paris becoming the first pilot to fly a transatlantic flight solo. The flight through fog and ice covered 3,600 miles and took almost 34 hours.
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