Charles Lindbergh bought the Bird in September 1930 for his wife to complete her pilot training, and registered it in her name. The aircraft was built by the Brunner-Winkle company of Glendale ...

On May 20, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh left Long Island's Roosevelt Field in a single-engine plane built by Ryan Airlines. The plane, named the Spirit of St. Louis, would not touch ground again ...

Editor’s Note: Most Minnesotans know the name Charles Lindbergh, but they’re probably ... was killed in a plane crash on May 17, 1931. He was 32 years old. Charles “Speed” Holman was ...

Fonck's plane, a silver biplane with a luxurious cabin, burst into flames before it even left the ground. Fonck survived the crash, but two crew members were killed. In 1926 Charles Lindbergh had ...

Charles Lindbergh, The Spirit of St. Louis Gurney spent that fall picking up odd jobs around the St. Louis airfield, and doing aircraft repair work Lindbergh referred to him. Lindbergh's mother ...

Ninety-five years ago today, the Sikorsky S-42 took flight for the first time, marking a new era in transoceanic aviation.

Amelia Earhart furthered the perception of aviators as courageous adventurers, becoming the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. Her disappearance in 1937 during an ...

After Charles Lindbergh’s historic solo and ... and then New York to Paris in a modern airplane,” said Lindbergh. With the 100th anniversary of his grandfather’s flight approaching in ...