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Lindbergh’s landing — The first solo Atlantic crossing, 1927
Thirty-three and a half hours out of New York, the Spirit of St. Louis touched down in the night — a hundred and fifty thousand Parisians swarmed the field to carry the twenty-five-year-old aviator in triumph. (Editorial synthesis)
Lindbergh’s landing took place in Le Bourget. (source: Larousse)
Lindbergh’s landing ended in the Atlantic crossed nonstop solo. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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