Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States

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Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, is a historic airfield best known as the site from which Charles Lindbergh began his pioneering solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
historical site
associatedWithEvent first solo nonstop transatlantic flight
associatedWithPerson Charles Lindbergh
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
category defunct airports in New York
historic aviation sites in the United States
country United States
currentLandUse shopping mall
currentNameOfSite Roosevelt Field Mall
departureAircraft Spirit of St. Louis
departureDateOfLindberghFlight 1927-05-20
departurePilot Charles Lindbergh
destinationCityOfLindberghFlight Paris
destinationOfLindberghFlight Le Bourget Field
eraOfGreatestActivity 1920s
1930s
hasHeritage aviation history of Long Island
hasRunways dirt runways
grass runways
historicalSignificance early aviation development in the United States
site of pioneering long-distance flights
locatedIn Long Island
Nassau County, New York
New York
namedAfter Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
near East Garden City, New York
linked to: Uniondale, New York

Garden City, New York
linked to: Uniondale, New York
notableEvent Charles Lindbergh’s solo nonstop transatlantic flight departure
notableFlight Spirit of St. Louis transatlantic flight
operatedDuring World War I era
interwar period
partOf Mitchel Field complex
New York metropolitan area
region Hempstead Plains
replacedBy Roosevelt Field Mall
status defunct airfield
usedFor airmail service
civil aviation
military aviation
record-setting flights

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Charles Lindbergh placeOfDeparture Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Ryan NYP monoplane departureAirport Roosevelt Field, New York
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Orteig Prize winningDepartureAirport Roosevelt Field
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
N-X-211 departureAirport Roosevelt Field
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Roosevelt Field Mall namedAfter Roosevelt Field
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Roosevelt Field Mall builtOnSiteOf Roosevelt Field airfield
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Spirit of St. Louis departureAirport Roosevelt Field
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Mitchel Field complex locatedNear Roosevelt Field
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Hempstead Plains associatedWith Roosevelt Field
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Hempstead Plains associatedWith Curtiss Field
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Ryan NYP departureAirport Roosevelt Field
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis departureAirport Roosevelt Field, Long Island
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Mitchel Air Force Base nearFacility Roosevelt Field (former airfield)
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Spirit of St. Louis flightOrigin Roosevelt Field, New York
linked to: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States