Jose wrote:

Several flights were made across the Atlantic prior to Lindburg.

Lucky Lindy was first to fly solo and everyone remembers his name but
no one remembers the names of prior fliers.

I think the issue was that Lindberg flew it nonstop.

No, as far as the Atlantic is concerned, the issue is that Lindberg flew it
solo. He became famous (and took the prize) for making the first non-stop flight
between New York and Paris. The team of Alcock and Brown were the first to cross
the Atlantic. They did it ten years before Lindberg's flight.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.