European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Charles a. Lindbergh stands under the Wing of his new plane in san Diego on May 10, 1927, lha Dey he flew eastward for his historic new York to parts Light 10 Days later. Standing next to him in Suil is Don halt pro eel Engineer while a Man poses on the Wing fueling the plans with a funnel. A cheering French crowd of 200,000 nearly mobbed the Lone Eagle " after he dropped out of the night sky onto parts Lebourget Airfield. He was driven past admirers in a limousine during a tumultuous reception that tested several Days. He was the first person Ever to Fly Solo across the Atlantic. Appl otd9 add to the irony of his own headline making flight the Blue eyed Corrigan blamed a tto a Compass As i he reason he hew to Dublin instead of Long Beach Calif. Jimmy played Lindbergh in Hollywood s version of the historic might Corr join played Corrigan in the flying Festiman Bui in those Days Dorngan and the others were working against a deadline More for their love of tying than Lor the Ncncy. There was Ottlo or no Mcnahon of the pro Ert in the local press in fact in the Tirol Days most of the Crew did t know the piano they were assembling would Fly the Atlantic. When they did find out and told their trends. In one seemed interested. Lindbergh meanwhile paid attention o Ine smallest details the rubber Ratt water canteens canned army rations a Periscope for bettor visibility and Railroad mares each of which was inc a a piece of bicycle inner Kibe. The regular Pilot s Seal was replaced with a lightweight Wicker chair Lindy also kept an Eye in what his competitors were doing two had chosen to Fly three Eru be a up incr including Navy cmdr. Richard Borci Laler of Antarctic Imo and ruled that on figuring Clitee eng the Chance of of Orth ice id and two Wohig nol be enough to carry the to Jund . Al til s cd of inti c la planes Coji panics Ilia had and Elhiu la Ai in a z of Jijin a , it c nor f Cal Davis in a it ,10 0 Cie a Wing trouble in Lel , four Mou killed Thice Iri Rod the i by was cell timing for Linch Ryli on deadline. The spoil was wheeled Oul of the Cannery building the double doors had to be removed 0 get the 46 fool Wing out after 23 Short test flights totalling tour hours and 15 minutes Lindbergh bade the Ryan Crew Jan Bye individually. Morrow remembers being the lust one. Of Hope i Don l gel of Lindbergh Folk in. Uriu boiler not gel that plane wet replied. And it it does t gel wet you won t gel Wol " that makes me fool a Mellil Raj a Iid. Three weeks later in the Early Honro Ray 20, 1927, Lindbergh look Oft from the Muddy sort of Roosevell Field on Long Island. N y his cow Bach in san Diego could t work they had each put a Dollar in a Pool and gue red a Landing time. The we a info Oreman look an old Sli. I and rigged a Cannon a piece of n to actually that could be Lue Jcj Wilh acct Leno Gas. When Lindbergh s piano was sighted on the either Side of the Atlantic Csc Ryone chipped m Hall a Dollar Tor boo Fig Moonshine the Man who had in intend the spirit cd is Louis on the a Iri also re in every no placards with the same insignia fur their cars from the Tim Lindbergh took of i of new York the Tii Sjo Union kept the Ryan in touch Wlsh Tiri pro Cru j a direct wire 1 Inch " i to 1. H ,-t a ,"ir1 in May 2 i at 10 2 i p in i Itu t tic i i to ii j Yon Vij lina1/ of Rel i hour d. R, l. Len Rock a or Veu i1 they p Mlo Alfir let s and careened All to /.n, Stool in a
