Charles Lindbergh Receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross
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Charles Lindbergh was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for completing the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight.
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Lindbergh received a hero’s welcome in Washington, DC, where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and several special congressional medals for completing the first solo, nonstop transtlantic flight.
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National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
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NASM A-3740-C
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1927
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