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History: Charles Lindbergh's 'firsts,' including one in Palm Springs
The massive gas tank made any forward vision from the pilot's seat in the new plane completely impossible. Dubbed the Spirit of St. Louis, the plane was unusual and its pilot, Charles Lindbergh ...
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Lindbergh's Transatlantic Flight: New York to Paris
On May 20, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh left Long Island's Roosevelt Field in a single-engine plane built by Ryan Airlines. The plane, named the Spirit of St. Louis, would not touch ground again ...