Lindbergh Lindbergh’s nonstop flight across the Atlantic was successful because of his knowledge, his experience, his thoroughness and his luck. Lindbergh had been a stunt pilot on the barnstorming circuit and had flown and navigated mail planes for years. So when he set out to win the twenty five thousand dollar prize offered for the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic, he knew he had enough experience to do it. Now he would have …showed first 75 words of 375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 375 total…was Ireland, just as he had planned. He arrived at Orly Airport in Paris after about thirty hours. After the flight Lindbergh was made a hero. Songs of bravery were written about him. One of the most popular was lucky lindy. To be the first person to fly across the Atlantic was an incredible thing. Lindbergh was the first in a long line of airplane pilots to set new records that none thought was possible.