Lindbergh Transatlantic

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Charles Lindbergh's solo nonstop transatlantic flight, Roosevelt Field (New York) to Le Bourget (Paris), May 20–21 1927. Duration: 33 hours 30 minutes in the monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. First solo transatlantic crossing. Prize: $25,000 Orteig Prize.