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Charles Lindbergh flew solo nonstop flight from Long Island, New York, to Le Bourget Field in Paris, France in 1927Created by: PICRYLDated: 2016
[Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]
Charles Lindbergh (1902 – 1974) was an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist. At age 25, Lindbergh, a U.S. Air Mail pilot, made his  33 1⁄2 hours prize-winning solo nonstop flight from Long Island, New York, to Le Bourget Field in Paris, France. He flew the distance of nearly 3,600 miles (5,800 km) in a single-seat, single-engine, purpose-built Ryan monoplane, Spirit of St. Louis.
Lindbergh used his fame and the development of both commercial aviation and Air Mail services in the United States and the Americas. In March 1932, his infant son, Charles Jr., was kidnapped and murdered in what was dubbed the "Crime of the Century".
Lindbergh supported the isolationist America First movement, which advocated that America remain neutral during the war, as had his father, Congressman Charles August Lindbergh, during World War I. Nevertheless, Lindbergh publicly supported the war effort after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and flew 50 combat missions in the Pacific Theater of World War II as a civilian consultant. In his later years, Lindbergh became a prolific prize-winning author, international explorer, inventor, and environmentalist.
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Charles A. Lindbergh

Charles A. Lindbergh

Chas. A. Lindbergh

Chas. A. Lindbergh

LINDBERGH, CHARLES, COLONEL. WITH PLANE MODEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES, COLONEL. WITH PLANE MODEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES, COLONEL. GROUP WITH MODEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES, COLONEL. GROUP WITH MODEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES. COLONEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES. COLONEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES A., SR. HONORABLE

LINDBERGH, CHARLES A., SR. HONORABLE

LINDBERGH, CHARLES A., SR. HONORABLE

LINDBERGH, CHARLES A., SR. HONORABLE

LINDBERGH, CHARLES. COLONEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES. COLONEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES. COLONEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES. COLONEL

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LINDBERGH, CHARLES, COLONEL. WITH PLANE MODEL

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LINDBERGH, CHARLES. COLONEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES, COLONEL. GROUP WITH MODEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES, COLONEL. GROUP WITH MODEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES, COLONEL. GROUP WITH MODEL

LINDBERGH, CHARLES, COLONEL. GROUP WITH MODEL

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[Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh leaving church in the Washington, D.C. area]

[Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh leaving church in the Washington, D...

National Photo Company Collection.

[Charles Lindbergh, wearing helmet with goggles up, in open cockpit of airplane at Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri]

[Charles Lindbergh, wearing helmet with goggles up, in open cockpit of...

J299439 U.S. Copyright Office Title devised by Library staff. Copyright by John M. Noble.

[Charles Lindbergh with seven other men, including Bud Gurney(?), in front of biplane, Lambert-St. Louis Field, 1923]

[Charles Lindbergh with seven other men, including Bud Gurney(?), in f...

J299438 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by John M. Noble.

Lindbergh with dislocated shoulder after his second parachute jump

Lindbergh with dislocated shoulder after his second parachute jump

Lindbergh standing with doctor (?) or, possibly, Orville Wright, at Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri; plane wreckage in background (June 1925?). J299441 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright by John M. Noble. Date ... more

[Charles Lindbergh, adjusting parachute before testing Sergeant Bell's experimental plane, in front of wing of biplane, Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri. Sergeant Bell is in airplane]

[Charles Lindbergh, adjusting parachute before testing Sergeant Bell's...

Charles A. Lindbergh Loading Cargo, Lambert Field, St. Louis

Charles A. Lindbergh Loading Cargo, Lambert Field, St. Louis

Mail Service

Lindbergh Reception. Members of the Women's Committee for the Lindbergh Reception, June 11-12, 1927 II

Lindbergh Reception. Members of the Women's Committee for the Lindberg...

Col. Lindbergh acknowledging the nation's welcome, Washington, D.C.

Col. Lindbergh acknowledging the nation's welcome, Washington, D.C.

Lindbergh, with others on stand. J292284 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 29363. Copyright by Keystone View Company.

Lindbergh and Coolidge

Lindbergh and Coolidge

Charles Lindbergh receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross from President Calvin Coolidge, June 11, 1927

[Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]

[Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]

[Charles Lindbergh? center]

[Charles Lindbergh? center]

[Charles A. Lindbergh shaking hands with Clarence Chamberlin, with Richard Byrd in center, and the Spirit of Louis behind them]

[Charles A. Lindbergh shaking hands with Clarence Chamberlin, with Ric...

J290369 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Pacific & Atlantic Photos, 1927 May 31.

Scientists for Uncle Sam awarded Magellan Gold Medal. Dr. L.J. Briggs, left, Assistant Director and Dr. Paul R. [Heyl?], Chief of the Sound Section of the United States Bureau of Standards, with the first successful experimental model of the earth inductor compass, which they developed for the Army Air Corps and for which they were awarded the Magellan Gold Medal by the American Philosophical Society. It was a model of this same compass that Capt. Charles Lindbergh used on his epochal flight from New York to Paris

Scientists for Uncle Sam awarded Magellan Gold Medal. Dr. L.J. Briggs,...

[Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]

[Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]

[Calvin Coolidge and Charles Lindbergh]

[Calvin Coolidge and Charles Lindbergh]

[Charles Lindbergh on podium on Washington Monument grounds during his Washington, D.C., reception - Army band in foreground]

[Charles Lindbergh on podium on Washington Monument grounds during his...

Pres. Coolidge introducing Lindbergh. Item in album: Washington, D.C., Jan. 1927 to Feb. 1930, v. 2, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection. Caption card tracings: Pres. I.... more

[Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh, who came to pay Orville a personal call at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. June 22, 1927]

[Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh, w...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 27. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... more

Lindbergh, [6/27]

Lindbergh, [6/27]

Lindbergh Day, Springfield, Vt., July 26, 1927

Lindbergh Day, Springfield, Vt., July 26, 1927

[Charles Lindbergh]

[Charles Lindbergh]

[Photographers on platform above crowd at Charles A. Lindbergh speech at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.]

[Photographers on platform above crowd at Charles A. Lindbergh speech ...

National Photo Company Collection.

Lindbergh Reception. Members of the Women's Committee for the Lindbergh Reception, June 11-12, 1927 I

Lindbergh Reception. Members of the Women's Committee for the Lindberg...

[Charles Lindbergh, 1902-1974, three-quarter length portrait, standing, left profile, working on engine of "The Spirit of St. Louis"]

[Charles Lindbergh, 1902-1974, three-quarter length portrait, standing...

J213920 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI; Shelf.

[Charles Lindbergh's airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]

[Charles Lindbergh's airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]

[Joseph Anthony Atchison, 1895- ; with his plaque commemorating Charles Lindbergh

[Joseph Anthony Atchison, 1895- ; with his plaque commemorating Charle...

Photo of the French album page, incl. the photo and the caption pasted underneath. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. National Photo Company Collection (Lib... more

The "Spirit of St. Louis", Col. Lindbergh's famous plane

The "Spirit of St. Louis", Col. Lindbergh's famous plane

Four sailors with the Spirit of Louis.

Charles A. Lindbergh, with Spirit of St. Louis in background, May 31, 1927

Charles A. Lindbergh, with Spirit of St. Louis in background, May 31, ...

Copyright not renewed; checked by staff 12/00. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh, who came to pay Orville a personal call at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, June 22, 1927]

[Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh, w...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 27. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... more

Col. Chas. Lindbergh and his mother photographed with the President and Mrs. Coolidge

Col. Chas. Lindbergh and his mother photographed with the President an...

National Photo Company Collection. In album: p. 36, no. 41568.

[Charles A. Lindbergh speaking on flag-draped podium, with Calvin Coolidge]

[Charles A. Lindbergh speaking on flag-draped podium, with Calvin Cool...

Military band and cage of homing pigeons about to be released in foreground; members of the military, photographers, and others in background. National Photo Company Collection.

Weick, Lindbergh, and Hamilton

Weick, Lindbergh, and Hamilton

(June 1, 1927) Fred E. Weick, head of the Propeller Research Tunnel section, 1925-1929, in rear cockpit. Charles Lindbergh in front. Tom Hamilton is standing. ..Center: LARC .Image # : L-1990-03736

Photograph of Charles Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis after Landing in Paris

Photograph of Charles Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis after Land...

Prominent Personalities: Lindbergh, Charles

[Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]

[Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]

[Group at table; Charles Lindbergh, 2nd from left]

[Group at table; Charles Lindbergh, 2nd from left]

[Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]

[Charles Lindbergh and airplane "Spirit of St. Louis"]

Mail brought to Washington by Former [...]ddies in Air Mail Service. [...]huge batch of mail for Col. Charles A. Lindbergh [...]rt and Harry G. Smith, night flyers in Uncle Sam's [...]ce, arrived in Washington today. Both of these [...]ddies" of Col. Lindbergh. In the photograph, left [...] liam Mooney, Washington Postmaster; Shirley J. Shor [...]mith

Mail brought to Washington by Former [...]ddies in Air Mail Service. [...

Charles Lindbergh with the "Spirit of St. Louis": Jacksonville, Florida

Charles Lindbergh with the "Spirit of St. Louis": Jacksonville, Florid...

Local call number: n027973..Title: [Charles Lindbergh with the "Spirit of St. Louis": Jacksonville, Florida]..Physical descrip: 1 photonegative: b&w; 4 x 5 in...Date captured: October 10, 1927. ..Repository: St... more

[Charles Lindbergh on podium on Washington Monument grounds during his Wash., D.C. reception; Army band in foreground]: Lindbergh speaking

[Charles Lindbergh on podium on Washington Monument grounds during his...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Pres. I.; DC, Wash. Misc. 1927; BI; Geogr.; Shelf.

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh rode up lower Broadway in an open car next to Mayor James J. Walker, Grover Whalen is in front of the Mayor

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh rode up lower Broadway in an open car next t...

Title from item. United Press International telephoto. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Col. Lindbergh receives Harmon trophy. The highlight of today's session of the International Civil Aeronautics Conference was the presentation of the Harmon Trophy to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, America's air ace. The trophy is awarded annually by the International League of Aviators to the man voted to have done the most for aeronautics that year In the photograph, left to right: William McCracken, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aviation; Pierre Etienne Flandin, Vice President of the International League of Aviators and chief of the French delegation to the air conference, who presented the trophy; Col. Lindbergh; and Orville Wright, Inventor of the first airplane in America

Col. Lindbergh receives Harmon trophy. The highlight of today's sessio...

[Group at field; Frank Kellogg at left, Charles Lindbergh third from right]

[Group at field; Frank Kellogg at left, Charles Lindbergh third from r...

[Charles Lindbergh and group next to airplane]

[Charles Lindbergh and group next to airplane]

The first plane of the new transcontinental air line, of which Col. Lindbergh is one of the organizers photographed at Boiling Fields today. It is named The Columbus

The first plane of the new transcontinental air line, of which Col. Li...

[Group; Frank Kellogg at left; Charles Lindbergh thrid from right]

[Group; Frank Kellogg at left; Charles Lindbergh thrid from right]

Col. Lindbergh attends opening of International Civil Aeronautics Conference. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was among the prominent airmen to attend the opening session of the International Civil Aeronautics Conference in Washington today. America's air ace is shown in this photograph with (left to right) Assistant Secretary of War for Aviation F. Trubee Davison; Col. Lindbergh; Harry Guggenheim of the Guggenheim Foundation; and Edward T. Warner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aviation

Col. Lindbergh attends opening of International Civil Aeronautics Conf...

Lindbergh & wife, [9/18/29]

Lindbergh & wife, [9/18/29]

Lindbergh & Bolivian Paraguay Conciliation Commission

Lindbergh & Bolivian Paraguay Conciliation Commission

[Group at table; includes Charles Lindbergh]

[Group at table; includes Charles Lindbergh]

Lindbergh, [9/18/29]

Lindbergh, [9/18/29]

Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh

Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh

Full-length, standing by plane. Item in album: v. 3, no. 42849. National Photo Company Collection.

[Group, left to right: unidentified, Charles Lindbergh, James J. Davis, unidentified, Charles Curtis, Herbert Hoover; John Pershing, 4th from right]

[Group, left to right: unidentified, Charles Lindbergh, James J. Davis...

[Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh standing in front of building in the Washington, D.C. area, with automobile in foreground]

[Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh standing in front of building in th...

Photograph of a stereograph. National Photo Company Collection.

Lindbergh receives French decoration. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh receives the cross of Commander of the Legion of Honor, bestowed by the French government in commemoration of his famous Atlantic flight, presented by French Ambassador Paul Claudel. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd will receive a similar decoration on March 27. 1/18/31

Lindbergh receives French decoration. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh receiv...

[Charles Lindbergh and group at U.S. Naval hangar]

[Charles Lindbergh and group at U.S. Naval hangar]

[Congressional hearing with Charles Lindbergh?]

[Congressional hearing with Charles Lindbergh?]

[Congressional hearing with Charles Lindbergh?]

[Congressional hearing with Charles Lindbergh?]

NACA & Charles Lindbergh

NACA & Charles Lindbergh

Description: (May 23, 1934) Eight of the twelve members of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics attending the 9th Annual Aircraft Engineering Research Conference posed for this photograph at Langley ... more

After Lindbergh told story to Bronx grand jury / World-Telegram staff photo.

After Lindbergh told story to Bronx grand jury / World-Telegram staff ...

Charles A. Lindbergh is shown telling the grand jury his story of the payment of $50,000 ransom for his son. At the right is Colonel H. Norman Schwarzkopf, of the New Jersey State Police, who accompanied Colon... more

[Congressional hearing with Charles Lindbergh?]

[Congressional hearing with Charles Lindbergh?]

[George H. Dern and Charles Lindbergh]

[George H. Dern and Charles Lindbergh]

[Congressional hearing with Charles Lindbergh?]

[Congressional hearing with Charles Lindbergh?]

[Congressional hearing with Charles Lindbergh?]

[Congressional hearing with Charles Lindbergh?]

Anne and Charles Lindbergh on the witness stand / World-Telegram staff photo.

Anne and Charles Lindbergh on the witness stand / World-Telegram staff...

Charles A. Lindbergh is shown on the witness stand in the courtroom at Flemington as he told his dramatic story of the night of March 1, 1932. NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection.

Goddard's Rocket as seen from the Launching Tower

Goddard's Rocket as seen from the Launching Tower

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh took this picture of Dr. Robert H. Goddard's rocket looking down the launching tower on September 23, 1935 in Roswell, New Mexico. In 1935 Goddard launched the A-series of tests on roc... more

National Air Races, from 1928 through 1939

National Air Races, from 1928 through 1939

Cliff Henderson Collection image. Clifford "Cliff" Henderson (1896-1984) was one of the early organizers of the National Air Races, and managed the races from 1928 through 1939. Please tag these images so that... more

Going to roost. The Winnie Mae, famous globe circling plane with carried the late Wiley Post around the world solo, and before that carried Harold Gatty and Post on the first such flight, is unloaded at Bolling field, Washington, under the direction of Smithsonian Institution. Paul Garber, of the Smithsonian Engineering division, supervising the unloading the famous plane. It will be stored in the Institution along side the Lindbergh plane, Spirit of St. Louis, 12/2/35

Going to roost. The Winnie Mae, famous globe circling plane with carri...

This picture, made just before court opened today, shows how the room looks to Justice Thomas W. Trenchard. Identified are: Charles A. Lindbergh (A), Colonel H. Norman Schwarzkopf (B), Edward J. Reilly (C) in friendly conversation with Attorney General David T. Wilentz (D), Egbert Rosecrans (E), Floyd Fisher (F) and Bruno Richard Hauptmann (G) / World-Telegram staff photo.

This picture, made just before court opened today, shows how the room ...

New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. NYWT&S staff photo.

National Air Races, from 1928 through 1939

National Air Races, from 1928 through 1939

Cliff Henderson Collection image. Clifford "Cliff" Henderson (1896-1984) was one of the early organizers of the National Air Races, and managed the races from 1928 through 1939. Please tag these images so that... more

National Air Races, from 1928 through 1939

National Air Races, from 1928 through 1939

Cliff Henderson Collection image. Clifford "Cliff" Henderson (1896-1984) was one of the early organizers of the National Air Races, and managed the races from 1928 through 1939. Please tag these images so that... more

Detroit, Michigan. House where Charles A. Lindbergh was born

Detroit, Michigan. House where Charles A. Lindbergh was born

Detroit, Michigan. Plaque which dedicates the birthplace of Charles A. Lindbergh

Detroit, Michigan. Plaque which dedicates the birthplace of Charles A....

Detroit, Michigan. Neighborhood where Charles A. Lindbergh was born

Detroit, Michigan. Neighborhood where Charles A. Lindbergh was born

Apollo 7 and 8 Crew in the White House

Apollo 7 and 8 Crew in the White House

(December 3, 1968) Apollo 7 and 8 flight crews sign a commemorative document to be hung in the Treaty Room of the White House honoring the occasion. Those signing are from left to right: Apollo 7 Astronauts: Wa... more

Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St Louis" airplane, hanging at the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St Louis" airplane, hanging at the Smit...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... more

Miss V. Post Totten & her statue to Lindbergh "The Spirit of Flight," 7/26/27

Miss V. Post Totten & her statue to Lindbergh "The Spirit of Flight," ...

Lindbergh, 6/11/27

Lindbergh, 6/11/27

Lindbergh (Tomb of Unknown), 6/12/27

Lindbergh (Tomb of Unknown), 6/12/27

Mr. & Mrs. Lindbergh, 9/18/29

Mr. & Mrs. Lindbergh, 9/18/29

Photographs stand, Lindbergh celebration, 6/11/27

Photographs stand, Lindbergh celebration, 6/11/27

Lindbergh (Patterson House), 6/12/27

Lindbergh (Patterson House), 6/12/27

Lindbergh (arriving Navy Yd.), 6/11/27

Lindbergh (arriving Navy Yd.), 6/11/27

Lindbergh, 6/11/27

Lindbergh, 6/11/27