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First Controlled Vertical Landing of an Orbital-Class Launch Vehicle First Stage

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First Solo Nonstop Flight Across the Atlantic

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1927

Charles Lindbergh

New York to Le Bourget Airfield, Paris, France

On 20–21 May 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis solo from Roosevelt Field on Long Island to Le Bourget near Paris, completing the first solo nonstop crossing of the Atlantic in about 33 hours 30 minutes.

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