First Transatlantic flights

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Charles Lindbergh did not make the first transatlantic flight on the “Spirit of St Louis” in 1927. His made the first “solo” flight.The first flight across the Atlantic was flown by John Alcock and Arthur Brown in 1919 from New Foundland Canada to Dublin Ireland. The plane crashed in a bog 20 miles off course.

The first US President to fly was Franklin Roosevelt in 1943 to meet with Churchill in Casablanca Morocco. The secret and circuitous journey began on January 11, with the plane stopping several times over four days to refuel and for its passengers to rest. Roosevelt and his entourage left Florida, touched down in the Caribbean, continued down the southern coast of South America to Brazil and then flew across the Atlantic to Gambia. They reached Casablanca on January 14. After a successful meeting with Churchill, as well as some sightseeing and visits to the troops, Roosevelt retraced the route back to the United States, celebrating his 61st birthday somewhere over Haiti.