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Item GUI 806, Wing Span 34.5 inches, Scale 1/32. 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 cost 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.
PVHC Price: $38.50
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