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The Spirit of St. Louis (formally the Ryan NYP, registration: N-X-211) is the custom-built, single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane that Charles Lindbergh flew on May 20–21, 1927, on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France, for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize.
The Spirit of St. Louis is a 1957 aviation biography film in CinemaScope and Warnercolor from Warner Bros., directed by Billy Wilder, produced by Leland Hayward, and starring James Stewart as Charles Lindbergh.
Spirit of St. Louis, airplane in which Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, May 20–21, 1927. His flight was sponsored by a group of businessmen in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more about the plane, including its specifications.
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A 1957 biographical drama directed by Billy Wilder and starring James Stewart as Charles Lindbergh, the aviator who made the first solo transatlantic flight. The IMDb page provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Adventure, Biography, Drama
- Billy Wilder
- 1957-04-20
It was not to be. Fonck's plane, a silver biplane with a luxurious cabin, burst into flames before it even left the ground. Fonck survived the crash, but two crew members were killed. In 1926 Charles Lindbergh had not yet achieved the level of acclaim of his more illustrious flying counterparts.
Nov 8, 2016 · Learn about the history and features of the aircraft that Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic in 1927. See photos of the inside and outside of the Spirit of St. Louis, and discover its secrets and stories.
In September 1926, a shy 24-year-old airmail pilot from Minnesota named Charles Lindbergh fought the boredom of his St. Louis-to-Chicago run by obsessing on a challenge issued seven years earlier...
