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Lindbergh Flight Sparked Modern Aviation Growth
Washington reports that Lindbergh's 1927 solo New York to Paris flight transformed aviation from mere adventuring to serious pursuit. Earlier attempts by Byrd and Bennett, Alcock and Brown, and others laid groundwork, but Lindbergh's voyage and prize drew global imagination and led to the Spirit of St. Louis becoming a symbol housed at the Smithsonian. Distinguished observers note his flight marked a turning point for air travel.
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