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San Diego to Paris, May 1927

Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis

33½ hours alone across the Atlantic: the first solo non-stop flight from New York to Paris.

Stops
6
Straight-line distance
≈ 9,777 km
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The stops

  1. 1

    San Diego

    San Diego, California

    Spirit of St. Louis (Ryan NYP)

    Spirit of St. Louis (Ryan NYP)
    Vintage plane · 2,500 km
  2. 2

    St. Louis

    Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri

    Charles Lindbergh, 1927

    Charles Lindbergh, 1927
    Vintage plane · 1,447 km
  3. 3

    New York

    Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York

    Lindbergh at Roosevelt Field, 1927

    Lindbergh at Roosevelt Field, 1927
    Vintage plane · 1,825 km
  4. 4

    St. John's

    St. John's, Newfoundland

    St. John's harbour, Newfoundland

    St. John's harbour, Newfoundland
    Vintage plane · 3,055 km
  5. 5

    Ireland

    Dingle Peninsula, Ireland

    Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula

    Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula
    Vintage plane · 950 km
  6. 6

    Paris

    Le Bourget Airport, Paris

    Crowd at Le Bourget, May 1927

    Crowd at Le Bourget, May 1927

Photo credits

From Wikimedia Commons, resized and cropped. Each credit also shows in the corner of the video while its photo is on screen.

  • Spirit of St. Louis (Ryan NYP) by Gary Todd · CC0 · source
  • Charles Lindbergh, 1927 by Unknown author · Public domain · source
  • Lindbergh at Roosevelt Field, 1927 by Unknown author · Public domain · source
  • St. John's harbour, Newfoundland by Michel Rathwell · CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula by High Contrast · CC BY 3.0 DE · source
  • Crowd at Le Bourget, May 1927 by Agence de presse Meurisse · Public domain · source