In 1927, Charles A. Lindberg made the first solo trans-Atlantic flight in The Sprit of St. Louis. This photograph may have been taken before the plane took off the Roosevelt Field ne New York City on the historic flight from New York to Paris. After the flight, Lindberg and the plane returned to the United States by ship and made a barnstorming tour of the country. For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157
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In 1927, Charles A. Lindberg made the first solo trans-Atlantic flight in The Sprit of St. Louis. This photograph may have been taken before the plane took off the Roosevelt Field ne New York City on the historic flight from New York to Paris. After the flight, Lindberg and the plane returned to the United States by ship and made a barnstorming tour of the country. For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157