Aviator Charles Lindbergh began his historic solo transatlantic flight on this day in history, May 20, 1927. Departing from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, just before 8 a.m. on May 20, ...

Charles was a famed aviator who made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic from New York to France. He was criticized for accepting a medal given to him by the Third Reich, and he opposed the U ...

It was Aug. 26, 1927, when Charles Lindbergh flew into Fargo as part of his cross-country tour after making his famous solo flight over the Atlantic. Neighbors has carried several items about ...

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, ...

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 ...

Kenneth Perkins, a retired United Airline pilot, was the co-pilot of the dramatic 1974 flight to bring an ailing Charles Lindbergh to Hawaii just before the death of the aviation pioneer. Courtesy ...

WASHINGTON, May 23, 1927 (UP) -- If Charles Lindbergh lives through the wild homage and ovations of Paris, he has more coming to him when he gets home. He will get everything his old home town, ...

When Charles Lindbergh landed his monoplane, Spirit of St. Louis, at Amboy Airport in Camillus on July 28, 1927, he was arguably the most famous person in the western world. “The Lone Eagle,” was just ...

Any list of the most famous Minnesotans who ever lived should include Charles Lindbergh, who became a worldwide celebrity when he completed the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1927. But ...