European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Lindbergh cleared Telephone wires by Only 20 feet when he took off on May 20, 1927. Soph aim try Solo transatlantic flight the Lone Eagle has landed stamp Marks the 50th anniversary of Lindbergh s flight. New yorkers welcomed Lindbergh with a ticker to icim tined from Fay my wich and Val Nul in. Conn with ins homemade Lii sir. Tile of inca Kil ii a Chr us la the Clouds he loses the coastline Ashi leaves Cape cod. Al mum. He is Over nut a Scotia where i has resolved la Lurn Backil i finds in covered Wilh fug. His i a some houses Anil minders i his plane will be Repon de. There Are storm Clouds bul he decides logo in. Squalls heavy rain then patches of Blue sky. In his Cabin thai Al ills through the air. Now my feet above tin sea. In Hills f r Calou Niland lie is Over St Johns ils fades hating covered Miles in 11 hours no pm .ir.e, i Rerisi Ivitts . Leuv inc in Diri Willnus Lambini Iri land is Wei Tutules ahead. in Heads eastward across to cans Imi of Rush ail in i f As lie Comini a prob ice. And in a to plague him All night lie had seen a newspaper Ali Putni that a until user had failed because he probably tried to Pilot h s Plain All the Way and had been unable to stay awake in Kwh ours i can barely slay awake Lindbergh commented to himself As related in his Book. The spirit of is lows. I can t Lei anything As Trilling As sleep ruin the flight. How wonderful if this really were a dream and 1 could lie Down on a Cloud s soft Fluffy Quill and sleep. I be lost command of my eyelids. They shut. 1 lift them Wilh my his thoughts Drift Back to fantasies if his childhood to ils experiences As a mail Pilot to far i life in Minnesota a feverish dream he sees in Iberus his Altitude v pcs 5.0uu feet my. 10. Iuo his Flash Hgt beams on a strut ice should he turn Back 1 no. H is nearer Ireland ulan new York the Coaling of ice is thinner the Clouds ave Pic. He sees stars and mistakes them for ships Dawn comes Ashi noses Down to within 50 feel of the Waves log covers the sea in rises to left. Will the fog never end. It dissolves and the sea appears. Brilliant Light a speck on the Waier it s a boat. Several Small boats the coast can t be far away. He glides Down to item 30 feel which wat is Ireland " or shouts. So an or. He makes a second and third pass. Still to s wasting Lime and Luel and flies on. Z7 hours have passed since he left new York. Green Fields ahead. It s Ireland. He picks out and Dingle Bay on the southwestern coast. Now the news bulletins. The Steamer Hilversum reports. Lindbergh sighted paper w Dow s to hear and read posted bulletins. Heaters announce the plane s Progress to audiences Between acts there Are loud cheers when actress Alice Brady announces at Hernz theater in new York that Lindbergh is approaching France is no longer sleepy he sees the outline of England on his map. In an hour he will see the. Coast of France he hits read about London fogs. If necessary he Lias fuel enough to reach Home. The sky is Clear. He crosses . The Channel. To read Theli there no i Bot 1t� lit Loui Stitich too a. To thaw get he saw i self think Page the stars and stripes Friday m
