Aviator Charles Lindbergh began his historic solo transatlantic flight on this day in history, May 20, 1927. Departing from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, just before 8 a.m. on May 20, Lindbergh would spend the next 33-and-a-half hours in the air before landing safely at Le Bourget Airdrome, Paris, at 10:22 p.m. local time on May 21, according to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's website. A sizable crowd in France was waiting for Lindbergh's arrival.
At the time, the U.S. Air Force was not yet a separate branch of the military. Following his graduation from training in 1925, Lindbergh became a mail pilot. 'The life of an aviator seemed to me ideal. It involved skill. It brought adventure. It made use of the latest developments of science. Mechanical engineers were fettered to factories and drafting boards while pilots have the freedom of wind with the expanse of sky.
In 2023, a nonstop flight from New York's JFK Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport lasts about seven hours and 30 minutes, said Air France's website. The return flight is just a hair longer, coming in at just about eight hours.
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