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The Flying Dutchmans · 06-20-2011, 12:10 AM

On May 21st 1927, An airmail pilot from Detroit Michigan named Charles Linburgh landed his monoplane called the Spirit Of St Louis on LeBourget field in France after successfully completing the first Transatlantic crossing non stop from the United states.

Soon Linburgh became an international hero. But there are many to this day that believe he was not the first to make that crossing, and if that is true then history may have to be rewritten.

2 weeks prior to Lindburghs flight, 2 French men named Charles Nungesser (Pilot) and Francois Coli (Navigator) made the same attempt but were reported lost. their bodiies were never recovered, nor was Their plane, The White Bird. It was reported on Unsolved Mysteries that witnesses seen the White Bird crash in a small lake in Canada in early may 1927. If this is true then Nungesser and Coli did make it across the atlantic achieving their goal, and if so, Linburgh, although deserves many credits, The first transatlantic crossing is not one of them. This is a Mystery that will never be solved, or maybe the good old US of A will never accept it even if it is the truth.

Welocme to this edition of Unsolved Mysteries.

Gelatinous Goo · 06-20-2011, 08:55 AM

Actually, Lindbergh was from Minnesota.

egswanso · 06-20-2011, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by The Flying Dutchmans

The first transatlantic crossing is not one of them.

Lindbergh didn't make the first transatlantic crossing; he made the first solo non-stop transatlantic crossing. Zeppelins and other air machines had made hundreds of crossings before Lindbergh.

The Flying Dutchmans · 06-20-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Gelatinous Goo

Actually, Lindbergh was from Minnesota.

Originally he is from Michigan. He was born in Detroit. But your right, he did grow up in Little Falls Minnisota and Washington DC.

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The Flying Dutchmans Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 30, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 1,017	Who Was Really First To Make Transatlantic Crossing? On May 21st 1927, An airmail pilot from Detroit Michigan named Charles Linburgh landed his monoplane called the Spirit Of St Louis on LeBourget field in France after successfully completing the first Transatlantic crossing non stop from the United states. Soon Linburgh became an international hero. But there are many to this day that believe he was not the first to make that crossing, and if that is true then history may have to be rewritten. 2 weeks prior to Lindburghs flight, 2 French men named Charles Nungesser (Pilot) and Francois Coli (Navigator) made the same attempt but were reported lost. their bodiies were never recovered, nor was Their plane, The White Bird. It was reported on Unsolved Mysteries that witnesses seen the White Bird crash in a small lake in Canada in early may 1927. If this is true then Nungesser and Coli did make it across the atlantic achieving their goal, and if so, Linburgh, although deserves many credits, The first transatlantic crossing is not one of them. This is a Mystery that will never be solved, or maybe the good old US of A will never accept it even if it is the truth. Welocme to this edition of Unsolved Mysteries.
	__________________ A strange red light as of a phantom ship all aglow, in the midst of which light the mast, spars and sails of a brig 200 yards distant stood out in strong relief." The Flying Dutchman

06-20-2011, 08:55 AM	#2
Gelatinous Goo Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2010 Posts: 573	Actually, Lindbergh was from Minnesota.