Lindbergh's visit to Wheeling, Aug 4, 1927
Aviator Charles Lindbergh flew into Moundsville's Langin Field, Aug 4, 1927. His solo, non-stop 3,600-mile flight from New York to Paris, which he flew in thirty-three and a half hours on May 20-21, 1927, made Lindbergh famous worldwide. Following his record-breaking flight piloting the custom-built, single engine, single-seat monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh embarked on a “goodwill tour” of the United States and Latin America.
Among those pictured here greeting Lindbergh at Langin Field were William Steen (Mayor of Wheeling); Jesse Sullivan, (Mayor of Moundsville); Lindbergh; Peter Boyd, (Governor Of WV Aeronautical Assn.); Charles O. Ephlin, (Wheeling's City Manager), and Miss Wheeling, Miss Mildred Dorothy Bright (who was actually from Weirton, WV).
Following his arrival to Langin Field, Lindbergh was escorted to Wheeling Island to address a crowd of approximately 25,000. Speakers included Mayor Steen, “Col. Lindbergh, Wheeling Welcomes You.”; Wheeling Businessman Otto Schenk (Chairman of the Event); WV Gov. Howard Gore, “WV as an Air Center”; Peter Boyd (Governor of the WV Chapter of the National Aeronautics Association), “Our Air Lanes of the Future”; and Charles Lindbergh – “Our Future Aviators.”
Lindbergh's visit concluded with the aviator stopping at the campus of the Linsly Military Institute to place a wreath on the Aviator Statue in honor of fallen WWI ace fighter pilot, Louis Bennett, Jr.
- photo from the Henry Hupp Family Papers of the Ohio County Public Library Archives.
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Lindbergh's visit to Wheeling, Aug 4, 1927
Aviator Charles Lindbergh flew into Moundsville's Langin Field, Aug 4, 1927. His solo, non-stop 3,600-mile flight from New York to Paris, which he flew in thirty-three and a half hours on May 20-21, 1927, made Lindbergh famous worldwide. Following his record-breaking flight piloting the custom-built, single engine, single-seat monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh embarked on a “goodwill tour” of the United States and Latin America.
Among those pictured here greeting Lindbergh at Langin Field were William Steen (Mayor of Wheeling); Jesse Sullivan, (Mayor of Moundsville); Lindbergh; Peter Boyd, (Governor Of WV Aeronautical Assn.); Charles O. Ephlin, (Wheeling's City Manager), and Miss Wheeling, Miss Mildred Dorothy Bright (who was actually from Weirton, WV).
Following his arrival to Langin Field, Lindbergh was escorted to Wheeling Island to address a crowd of approximately 25,000. Speakers included Mayor Steen, “Col. Lindbergh, Wheeling Welcomes You.”; Wheeling Businessman Otto Schenk (Chairman of the Event); WV Gov. Howard Gore, “WV as an Air Center”; Peter Boyd (Governor of the WV Chapter of the National Aeronautics Association), “Our Air Lanes of the Future”; and Charles Lindbergh – “Our Future Aviators.”
Lindbergh's visit concluded with the aviator stopping at the campus of the Linsly Military Institute to place a wreath on the Aviator Statue in honor of fallen WWI ace fighter pilot, Louis Bennett, Jr.
- photo from the Henry Hupp Family Papers of the Ohio County Public Library Archives.
➤ Watch a video from the Library's Wemple Films of Lindbergh's visit to Wheeling
➤ Read more about Lindbergh's 1927 visit to Wheeling
➤ Visit the Library's Wheeling History website
The photos on the Ohio County Public Library's Flickr site may be freely used by non-commercial entities for educational and/or research purposes as long as credit is given to the "Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV." These photos may not be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation without the permission of the Ohio County Public Library.
➤ Contact the Ohio County Public Library to request permission for use or publication of materials.