Re: 75 years ago today....
Lindbergh fell three times asleep and almost crashed in the sea because of that; that was a miracle.
But he followed the river Seine (when it was still daylight) all the way to a city full of lights, saw a bright light, neared it and recognized the Eiffel Tower with huge CITROEN letters, vertically placed. Then, he went northeast, following a stream of light ( 150,000 people in cars were rushing in a huge traffic jam to Le Bourget, expecting to see him land). Then he saw a huge flat dark area, turned around it , figured it was Le Bourget, and landed...
Raoul