Spirit of St. Louis
Item Number: 807

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The Spirit of St. Louis, piloted by Charles A. Lindbergh, made
the first non-stop flight between New York and Paris on May
20-21, 1927. Time airborne-33 hours and 30 minutes. Lindbergh
took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, NY on May 20th with
but little sleep the previous night. His aircraft, 1,000 pounds
overweight, barely lifted off at the end of the runway missing a
telephone pole by a mere 20 feet. Fighting exhaustion most of the
time, Lindbergh struggled to keep from falling asleep and at
intervals, stuck his head out the window of his plane to refresh
himself in the wind-stream. At the end of 28 hours, he sighted
the coast of Ireland and for the first time realized that he was
on target for his goal, the airfield of Paris, France. While
still miles away he sighted the glowing night-lights of Paris.
Shortly after, he landed at Le Bourget Airfield to the acclaim of
thousands awaiting him on the runway. At that moment, Lindbergh
and the Spirit of St. Louis entered aviation?s hall of fame.

Wing Span: 34½"
Scale: 1/16

For Ages 14 and up