On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France.
FILE --WITH THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS-- Charles A. Lindbergh is shown in this 1927 file photo with his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, with which he made the first solo crossing of the atlantic from west to east, the same year. FILE --WITH THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS-- Charles A. Lindbergh is shown in this 1927 file photo with his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, with which he made the first solo crossing of the atlantic from west to east, the same year. FILE --WITH THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS-- Charles A.
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