Images Dated 30th November 2005

Royal Opening

King Edward VII arrives at the newly-built Great Stadium in Shepherd's Bush for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, 1908. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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First solo transatlantic flight, 1927

First solo transatlantic flight. Computer artwork of the airplane Spirit of St Louis being flown in fog by Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) on the first solo transatlantic flight. Lindbergh took off from Long Island, New York, USA, 20 May 1927, at 07:51 in the morning. He flew all that day and through the night. He reported flying through fog on the second day. He landed later that day, at night, in Paris, France, after a total of 33.5 hours in the air. The airplane was a steel monoplane, 8.5 metres long with a wingspan of 14 metres. The single nosecap propeller was powered by a Wright radial motor. The cockpit, below the wing, did not have a forward window, and a periscope was used to see what was in front of the airplane

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Lindbergh with his airplane, 1928

Lindbergh with his airplane. US aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) on tour in 1928 with the airplane, Spirit of St Louis, in which he made the first solo transatlantic flight. This flight, also the first non-stop transatlantic flight in an airplane, took place in May 1927. Lindbergh took off near New York, USA, and flew for over 33 hours to reach Paris, France, over 5700 kilometres away. Spirit of St Louis was a monoplane (a single wing mounted above a fuselage) built by Ryan Airlines, San Diego, California. It was built from steel and was 8.5 metres long with a wingspan of 14 metres. Photographed on 13 January 1928, after a tour to Cuba

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