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American aviator Charles Lindbergh addressing a crowd at the Washington Monument, Washington DC, USA, c1927. Lindbergh (1902-1974) addressing a crowd after accepting the Distinguished Flying Cross from President Calvin Coolidge, c1927. On 20-21 May 1927 Lindbergh made the first successful solo transatlantic flight. He flew from New York to Paris in a single-engined single-seater monoplane that he named 'Spirit of St Louis', the flight taking a total of 33 1/2 hours to complete. For his achievement Lindbergh won a $25,000 prize put up by a New York hotelier, Raymond Orteig, and worldwide fame.
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4227px × 3326px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1920s
20th century
accomplishment
achievement
AMERICA
American
Aviation
Aviator
AWARD
B&W
B/W
BANNER
Black & White
Black and white
Celebration
Celebrations
CHARLES
CHARLES LINDBERGH
City
Cityscape
concept
country
District of Columbia
FIRST
FLAG
FLAGS
FLIGHT
Historica Graphica Collection
Lindbergh
LOCATION
Male
Man
Men
Monochrome
People
Photograph
Pilot
Politician
Politics
SPEAKING
Speech
STANDARD
stars and stripes
Statesman
SUCCESS
successful
TGN
TRANSATLANTIC
Transportation, Air
Twenties
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
usa
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON DC