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Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1902. He spent most of his early years in Little Falls, Minnesota. His Father was a Congressman and represented the sixth district of Minnesota. His education ended after two years at the University of Wisconsin. He attended flying schools in Texas (1924-1925). In 1926 he became an airmail pilot. He flew the route from St. Louis to Chicago. He heard about the Orteig prize for whoever crossed the Atlantic non-stop. Charles decided that he would attempt to cross the Atlantic. He made plans for a plane he would have built. He looked for people to give him money to get the plane built and obtained financial backing from St. Louis businessmen. |
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Charles Lindberg was one of the first pilots to attempt a nonstop flight across the Atlantic. His plane was called the "Spirit of St. Louis." On May 20, 1927, Lindbergh took off from New York and landed in Paris 33 hours and 30 minutes later. The distance of the flight was 3,610 miles. Lindbergh won the Orteig prize and collected $25,000. Charles Lindbergh flight across the Atlantic forever changed the way people thought about air travel in America. |