On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:19:04 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:

Yes, Lindbergh was the first solo across the Atlantic, but that was just
incidental to his flight. The goal was to be the first nonstop flight
between New York and Paris to win the Orteig prize. The prize did not
require a solo flight.

But the press jumped all over this aspect of the flight, calling him
"the Lone Eagle". It's an aspect that made the flight seem more
adventuresome and dangerous.

Corky Scott