As history would have it. Charles Lindbergh was not the first person to fly across the Atlantic. Historically, Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly non-stop from New York to Paris. Previous flights were done in stages. What made Lindbergh's unique was it was non-stop, no refueling or rest break. The entire trip took about 33 1/2 hours.
Since flying for that long with no break was a danger, especially to Lindbergh, whose main concern was falling asleep behind the controls, the last thing Linbergh wanted to do was eat. You see, Lindbergh was basically sleep deprived even before he took off that morning in New York. He had been up for almost 80 hours without sleep. 33 for the New York - Paris trip and 40 some odd hours before hand. He figured if you ate, then you would get sleepy from the meal, and from there crash into the icy waters of the North Atlantic. Lindbergh eventually succumbed to eating, since he wanted to keep his strength up. His one and only meal onboard the Spirit was:
A sandwich. Mystery meat no less.
When Lindbergh took off, May 1927, he left with a sack of five sandwiches and two canteens of water. He had described the sandwiches only as being made from "meat".
His log for the meal read as: "Why, it's past supper time! I untwist the neck of the paper bag, and pull out a sandwich... my first food since take-off... Bread and meat never touched my tongue like this before. One sandwich is enough. . . ."
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