The San Diego Air & Space Museum holds a large collection of Audio and Visual recordings. These recordings come in many formats, including good old phonographic records. One of these records in our collection shows how popular Charles Lindbergh was, as it contains not one, but two songs about the hero aviator.  When Charles Lindbergh became the first man to cross the Atlantic by air alone in May of 1927, he immediately turned into one of the most popular people on earth.  Everywhere he went, he was met by thousands of people who wanted to see the man who did what many believed was impossible.  

The scene when Lindbergh went down Broadway in New York City.

Lindbergh's plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, was built in San Diego, so it is no surprise that the entire city turned out to welcome him back at Balboa Stadium.

In a time long before social media, there were only a few ways to celebrate the famous...in newsprint, in films and on the radio. In the summer of 1927, a song could be heard on the airwaves praising Charles Lindbergh, "Lucky Lindy."  Our Museum holds an original copy of this song, with a bonus track on the flip side! 

The record of  "Lucky Lindy" which is meant to be played at 78 RPM.