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he wanted to recognize the first person who could complete a solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean

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When was Orteig Prize created?

Orteig Prize was created in 1919.


How much money did c Lindbergh win from the transamerican flight?

He won the $25,000 Raymond Orteig prize


When did Raymond Orteig die?

Raymond Orteig died in 1939.


When was Raymond Orteig born?

Raymond Orteig was born in 1870.


This person flew form New York to Paris?

Charles Augustus Lindbergh made his historic solo flight from Roosevelt Field on Long Island to Le Bourget Field in Paris to claim the Orteig prize aboard the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927.


Why was Charles Lindbergh solo flight across Atlantic ocean important to American?

To win the Orteig Prize.he was cool!Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic ocean because people wanted to see if he could make it on only one tank of gas.He wanted to claim the Orteig Prize of $25,000 and wanted to be known as the first person the fly over the Atlantic Ocean Solo and non-stop.to win the ortieg prize


What feat did Charles Lindbergh accomplish?

His most memorable accomplishment was winning the Orteig prize in May 1927 for first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris in his "Spirit of Saint Louis" single seat, single engine monoplane for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.


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Did Charles Lindbergh make a trans-Atlantic fight in 1927?

Yes, the first solo flight across the Atlantic and the first flight over the New York-Paris air route stipulated by the Orteig prize, which he won. for some odd reason- and the contest rules did not require a two-way flight, the aircraft was crated and returned to the US on a Naval Cruiser, the Memphis. one wonders why.