keywords: charles a. lindbergh, spirit of st. louis, trans-atlantic flight, ryan monoplane, f-100f, major 'robie' risner
Synopsis: Charles A. Lindbergh flying the 'Spirit Of St. Louis' makes a historic Trans-Atlantic flight from New York To Paris. Thirty years later, in 1957, the U.S. Air Force commemorates the event by flying a modern F-100F from New York to Paris in 6 hours 37 minutes... (read more)
Charles A. Lindbergh - 'Spirit Of St. Louis' Flight - 1927
Scenes Include 1927 Flight:
Charles Lindbergh standing next to his plane, the "Spirit of St. Louis”. Lindbergh & his mother standing next to the "Spirit of St. Louis". "Spirit of St. Louis" being towed by a truck.
Civilians servicing & refueling "Spirit of St. Louis." Civilian helping Lindbergh into flying clothes. Civilians pushing the "Spirit of St. Louis," hangar in background.
Lindberg & his mother. Lindberg getting into the "Spirit of St. Louis." "Spirit of St. Louis" taking off. "Spirit of St. Louis" flying over cultivated terrain. Charles Lindbergh standing in front of his plane, the "Spirit of St. Louis."--Ryan monoplane. Ryan monoplane (Spirit of St. Louis) landing. Crowd of civilians around Lindbergh's Ryan monoplane (Spirit of St. Louis). Lindbergh standing in front of the Spirit of St Louis. Lindbergh and his mother in front of the Spirit of St. Louis. Lindbergh and his mother.
Lindbergh preparing his plane for Atlantic flight. Fueling Spirit of St. Louis. Spirit of St. Louis takes off. Spirit of St. Louis in flight. Large crowd of French Civilians. America's Ambassador to France Myron T. Herrick. Three French planes in formation. Large crowd of French civilians on Le Bourget Field. Ambassador Herrick waves Lindbergh's helmet.
Scenes Include 1957 Commemorative Flight:
Coverage of Charles Lindbergh and his Ryan Monoplane at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, and a thirtieth anniversary commemorative flight by Major "Robie" Risner in an F-100F (The commemorative flight set an unofficial record of six hours and thirty seven minutes -- New York to Paris). F-100F "LINDBERGH" FLIGHT F-100F cockpit with inscription, SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS II.
Maj. "Robie" Risner in cockpit of F-100F. F-100F with canopy closing. F-100F taking off -- flight is to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Lindbergh's record flight. Animation shot of the F-100Fs route to the first aerial refueling spot. Series of shots of probe and drogue refueling of F-100F from a KB-50 tanker. F-100F cockpit as aircraft climbs. Animation shots of F-100F proceeding along route.
Sign: LE BOURGET.Crowd at Le Bourget, France. Diginitaries including Charles Lauzin and Holzapple, French Deputy Chief of Staff for European Operations and Gen. Macklim, Air Attache. Crowd waiting for the F-100F to land. F-100F taxiing. Maj. Risner inside cockpit as canopy opens. Maj Risner standing up and waving from cockpit. Maj. Risner walking among crowd. The Lindbergh monument in Le Bourget.