It was May 20, 1927 that Charles Lindbergh mounted his attempt to fly from Long Island in New York to France. He landed in Paris more than 30 hours later, becoming the first pilot to make a solo, ...

The first hours -- Hope -- Hour five -- Doorway to the Atlantic -- Innocence lost: snapshots of a decade -- The empire of the night -- Phantoms in the mist -- Crossing the bridge -- Dreams -- A new ...

On March 27, 1925, a small plane made an emergency landing on the Farlow Field near Camp Point. A 21-year-old pilot, who only a week earlier had been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of one 10 by 8 inch black and white photograph, in a mat, showing Charles A. Lindbergh shaking hands with Charles L.