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Lucky Lindy Goes to Old Orchard
By Stanley J. Quinlan
By Stanley J. Quinlan
You probably know me as the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. You may know me as "the Lone Eagle." And, of course, you might know me as "Lucky Lindy." The story I'm about to tell you pertains to the "Lucky Lindy" nickname. You might say that if I had my druthers, I'd rather be "Lucky" than good.
The story starts out well. It begins on Tuesday, July 20, 1927. I started the Spirit of St. Louis on a cross-country flying tour from Mitchell Field on Long Island, New York, to publicize the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics. This tour was to take about two-hundred sixty hours of flight time, covering about 22,000 miles of America. (Read full article)
ABOVE: Charles Lindbergh lands on Old Orchard Beach on July 26, 1927 as part of his celebratory flight around the country after his historic transatlantic flight. Harry Jones, operator of an airport and flying service in Old Orchard from 1919-1933, is pointing something out to Lindbergh. On the right is reporter Philip Payne of the New York Daily Mirror, and on the left is a local police officer.
LEFT: Lindbergh in front of his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis.
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