Charles Lindbergh

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Service Reserve pilot. Charles Lindbergh was inching closer and closer to his goal of flying big.
On May 19, 1919 Lindbergh was offered the $25,000 Orteig Prize, it required a pilot to fly nonstop from New York City and Paris. "Dubbed the Spirt of St. Louis, the fabric covered, single seat, single engine, high wing monoplane." (Record Setter Acquiring the Spirt of St. Louis) Lindbergh used the Spirt of St Louis to fly the thirty three hour flight across the Atlantic. Charles experimented with many other planes before and crashed a few times. "Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on his successful attempt in the early morning of Friday, May 20, 1927."(Charles Lindbergh Traces Famous Solo Flight) Lindbergh faced many challenges during his flight such as storm clouds, waves, ice, fog, and navigating by stars. The Spirt of St. Louis landed at Le Bourget Airport in Paris at 10:22pm on Saturday May 21. "A crowd of 150,000 spectators stormed the field, dragged Lindbergh out of the ...

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