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Buying The Spirit of St. Louis
Lindbergh signs the order with Ryan Aeronautical Co., San Diego, for the purchase of a monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. It cost $10,580. -
First Test Flight
First test flight of the Spirit of St. Louis -
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First Long Flight
On May 10-11, 1927, Lindbergh tested the Spirit of St. Louis by flying from San Diego to New York City, with an overnight stop in St. Louis. The flight took 20 hours 21 minutes, a transcontinental record. -
Departs for Atlantic Flight
Departs Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York for Paris -
Lands from Historic Flight
Arrives Le Bourget Aerodrome, Paris after 33 hours, 29 minutes, and 30 seconds. Lindbergh lands at Paris' Le Bourget airfield, becoming the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Return to US
Lindbergh and the Spirit of St Louis returned to the United States aboard the U.S.S. Memphis on June 11, 1927. -
Return to Home
Triumphant Lindbergh returns to St. Louis and is greeted with a huge parade in his honor. -
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Tour US
Tours the U.S. with Spirit of St. Louis making 82 stops in 48 states; makes first nonstop flight from Washington to Mexico City; is awarded Medal of Honor by act of Congress.