Aviator Charles Lindbergh began his historic solo transatlantic flight on this day in history, May 20, 1927. Departing from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, just before 8 a.m. on May 20, ...
Charles was a famed aviator who made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic from New York to France. He was criticized for accepting a medal given to him by the Third Reich, and he opposed the U ...
It was May 20, 1927 that Charles Lindbergh mounted his attempt to fly from Long Island in New York to France. He landed in Paris more than 30 hours later, becoming the first pilot to make a solo, ...
It was Aug. 26, 1927, when Charles Lindbergh flew into Fargo as part of his cross-country tour after making his famous solo flight over the Atlantic. Neighbors has carried several items about ...
On March 27, 1925, a small plane made an emergency landing on the Farlow Field near Camp Point. A 21-year-old pilot, who only a week earlier had been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army ...
When Charles Lindbergh made his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20, 1927, he carried a little piece of Reading with him. In fact, it was more than a little piece. Key components of ...
Kenneth Perkins, a retired United Airline pilot, was the co-pilot of the dramatic 1974 flight to bring an ailing Charles Lindbergh to Hawaii just before the death of the aviation pioneer. Courtesy ...
On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh departed from Roosevelt Field, Long Island New York in a San Diego-built monoplane named Spirt of St. Louis for the first successful solo transatlantic flight. A ...
Just two months after completing the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight, celebrated pilot Charles Lindbergh brought his famous airplane to Louisville. An estimated 100,000 people greeted him at ...
Any list of the most famous Minnesotans who ever lived should include Charles Lindbergh, who became a worldwide celebrity when he completed the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1927. But ...
Billings author Dennis Gaub will explore Charles Lindbergh's ties to Montana in a presentation Monday, April 17, in Kalispell. Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners, a local history group, presents ...