Who was the first American pilot to accomplish a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?

Question

Who was the first American pilot to accomplish a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 1

Charles Lindbergh was the first.

Answer 2

Mel Gibson

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Answer 3

Charles Lindburgh in "The Spirit of St Louis" ~ check out wikipedia

Answer 4

It was Charles Lindbergh flying the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927

Answer 5

It was Charles Lindberg in 1927 in a Bell X-1 named the Spirit of St. Louis.  Lindberg went away from everyones advice about using a multi-engine plane, sticking to the single engine, claiming that the problem with a multi engine plane is that there is just more chances for there to be an engine problem.

Answer 6

I think it was Lindbergh

Answer 7

It was Charles Lindbergh flying the Spirit of Saint Louis, a custom monoplane built in Los Angeles by Ryan Aircraft.

BTW the Bell X-1 was the first supersonic airplane, flown by Chuck Yeager in 1947.  It was rocket powered, flown after air drop by a B-29.

Answer 8

His name was Lindberg. They made a film about it called "The Spirit of St. Louis" and James Stewart played the starring role.