Rival aviators Charles Lindbergh and Clarence Chamberlin shaking hands in front of Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis airplane, with famed explorer and pilot Richard Byrd standing between them, in May, 1927 prior to competing attempts to complete the first transatlantic flight.

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Location: New York City, NY, United States
Photo credit: © Alpha Historica / Alamy / Afripics
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