The Spirit of St. Louis is the custom-built, single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane that Charles Lindbergh flew on May 20–21, 1927, on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France, for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize.
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| Subject | Spirit of St. Louis |
| Category | Monoplane flown solo by Charles Lindbergh |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
| Key date | 1927 |
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