Charles Lindberg took off in his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, on May 20, 1927, from Roosevelt Field on Long Island for his transatlantic solo flight, to Le Bourget Aerodrome about 7 miles (11 km) outside of Paris.
Charles Lindbergh went on to become the first man to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 21, 1927. He flew 3,610 miles from New York to Paris in his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, in 33 1/2 hours. More
