What if you had to stay awake for 33 hours while flying a tiny plane over a giant, freezing ocean?

The Day Lindbergh Landed in Paris!

One brave pilot, one tiny plane, and the longest flight ever attempted across the Atlantic Ocean

Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927!

Imagine flying for over 33 hours straight with no sleep, no co-pilot, and nothing but ocean beneath you. That's exactly what 25-year-old Charles Lindbergh did on May 21, 1927!

Lindbergh took off from New York in his little silver plane called the Spirit of St. Louis. His goal? To be the FIRST person ever to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping!

The journey was incredibly dangerous. His plane was so packed with fuel that he could barely see out the front window! He had to use a periscope, like a submarine captain. To stay awake, he flew low over the freezing ocean waves and even stuck his head out the window to feel the cold air on his face.

After flying 3,600 miles (that's like driving from New York to Los Angeles and then some!), Lindbergh finally spotted the lights of Paris, France. When he landed at Le Bourget airfield, over 100,000 excited people were waiting to greet him!

💡 Lindbergh packed five sandwiches for his 33-hour flight but was so nervous he only ate one and a half of them!