This Week in Aviation History

Filed in archive Aviation History on May 21, 2007

This week marks a few significant events in aviation history, including amelia earhart and Charles Lindbergh's historic flights.

May 20, 1927: Charles Lindbergh began the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight, departing from Long Island aboard the Spirit of Saint Louis.

May 20, 1932: Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

May 21, 1927: Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly across the Atlantic (from New York to Paris) in his monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis.

May 21, 1932: Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (from Newfoundland to Ireland).

May 21, 1956: The first hydrogen bomb to be dropped by air exploded over the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.

May 25, 1979: The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11 attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing over 270 people.

May 28, 1997: Linda Finch completed Amelia Earhart's attempted around-the-world flight.

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