PARIS, FRANCE - Charles Lindbergh was just a handsome, 25-years-old airmail pilot from a small town in the United States. Today he is the most famous man in the world and the most important man in the history of flying.
Sometimes ago, Lindbergh flew solo from New York to France. He was the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean alone. He also set the record for the longest non-stop flight.
Lindbergh took off on his historic flight on may 20th at 7:52 A.M. People called him "The Flying Fool". On that day, other pilots in the contest waited in New York because the weather was bad. Lindbergh did not wait. He took five sandwiches, a bottle of water, a notebook, a pen, and a compass. He didn't even have a radio. All he heard was the sound of the wind and the noise from the engine of the plane. He was in the air all
alone with his thoughts, his hopes, and his fears.
After 3,610 miles, 33 hours and 30 minutes, and no sleep, Lindbergh landed in Paris on May 21st. At that moments, his life changed forever. There were 150,000 excited people waiting to greet him. The international media were also there. Photographers and newspaper reporters wanted to be the first to tell the story about Lindbergh. When he got out of his plane and saw all the excitement, he knew that his life would never be the same again.
When he began this dangerous flight, he was a quiet young man from a quiet town. This morning, "Lucky Lindy" left Paris as an international hero.
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