On May 20, 1927, Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field airfield in New York, bound for Le Bourget, near Paris, France.
On May 20, 1927, Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field airfield in New York, bound for Le Bourget, near Paris, France. Aboard his Ryan NYP monoplane, Lindbergh faced an unprecedented challenge: crossing the vast Atlantic Ocean without stopovers. Not only was it a long-distance crossing, but it also involved flying across a vast area of ocean with no landmarks, making it a journey full of risks and challenges.