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Orteig Prize The
Orteig Prize was a
reward of $25,000
offered in 1919 by New York City
hotel owner Raymond Orteig to the
first Allied aviator, or aviators...
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Raymond Orteig (1870 – 6 June 1939) was a
French American hotel owner in New York City in the
early 20th century. He is best
known for
setting up the $25...
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Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was
founded by
Raymond Orteig in 1902. The
hotel was
particularly known for its restaurant, the Café Lafayette...
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Plante was born in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin to
Jules and
Barbara (née Barnes)
Orteig. His
maternal grandfather Pat
Barnes was a Chicago-based
radio host and...
- aircraft, the
Spirit of St. Louis, was
built to
compete for the $25,000
Orteig Prize for the
first flight between the two cities.
Although not the first...
- for
goals yet to be achieved. The
Orteig Prize was a $25,000
award offered in 1919 by
French hotelier Raymond Orteig for the
first nonstop flight between...
- Some of the most
famous IPCs
include the
Longitude prize (1714–1765), the
Orteig Prize (1919–1927) and
prizes from
enterprises such as
Challenge Works and...
- Island, New York, to Paris, France, for
which Lindbergh won the $25,000
Orteig Prize.
Lindbergh took off in the
Spirit from
Roosevelt Airfield in Garden...
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transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City to
compete for the
Orteig Prize.
French World War I
aviation heroes Charles Nungesser (third highest...
- a
transatlantic flight. He was
ready to
cross the
Atlantic to
claim the
Orteig prize but a
court battle over who was
going to be in the
airplane allowed...
