Spirit of saint louis The spirit of saint louis is a custom built plane with a single engine and single seat that was flown by Charles lindbergh on May 20 thru May 2l on 1927 to win the 25,000 Orteig Prize. Charles Lindbergh later decided to write a book about the plane and the experience flying getting published in September 14, 1953. Historic flight that he was famous for The historic flight that Charles was famous for was the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927 Pulitzer prize winning book The book called Lindbergh is a prize winning biography book written by A. Scott Berg with it being on Charles Lindbergh's life and becoming a new york times best seller. The kidnapping-Ryan Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped in 9:00 pm on March 1, 1932 in new jersey. By then May 12, 1932 the body of Charles Lindbergh was found, the injuries were head trauma. The kidnapper wanted a ransom of 50,000 dollars. In March 6, 1932, another note was found. The ransom was increased from 50,000 to 70,000.