The first airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.(INSIGHT) From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: September 30, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Worcester Telegram & Gazette. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Albert B. Southwick

COLUMN: ALBERT B. SOUTHWICK

May 22, 1927, is a date I still remember. It was a hot, sunny day and we were planting corn on our farm in Leicester. Suddenly we heard a faint celebration commotion from the direction of Worcester - whistles, bells, etc. My older brother listened for a moment and then exclaimed "Lindbergh!" Lucky Lindy, flying alone, had made it from New York to Paris. And for years I believed that he had been the first ...