Spirit of St Louis, Croydon, Greater London
Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St Louis coming in to land at Croydon Aerodrome on the 29th May 1927. He'd flown in from Brussels. Lindbergh had made his record-breaking single-handed flight across the Atlantic only nine days before. After landing he made an additional five minute demonstration flight circling the aerodrome. According to Lindbergh's flight log: "Took off before end of landing roll to avoid injuring crowd, which broke through police lines. Stabilizer damaged by pressure of crowd. Repaired at Croydon". This aerial photograph is well positioned to show the crowds watching his descent.
