A national hero was made today

[AVB]

On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

 

[jfields]

He is and always will be a hero Ray. He paved the way for the tranatlantic flights that we take for granted nowdays.

I can't imagine how scared he must have been flying across the ocean fighting fatigue.

My father has always admired the man.

 

[bimmer635csi]

Flying to San Diego can give you a good view of the plane. It is hanging in the terminal (or maybe it is a replica).

Anyway, just flying into San Diego is a bit of a thrill, since you basically fall out of the sky after clearing the mountains to make the landing.

Good call Ray.

 

[macattak]

The original is in the lobby of the Nat'l Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian in DC. There are about a dozen of so replicas around the world.

 

[golfgar]

Good reminder!

He named the plane the Spirit of St. Louis because it was funded by a few businessmen from the Racquet Club in St. Louis. I am a member of that club and we still have an use the table where the checks were exchanged. We also have the canceled checks, pictures and a lot of other memorabilia.