TIL The first serious attempt on the Orteig prize (which Charles Lindberg eventually won) was made by René Fonck. The aircraft never got off the ground as it was grossly overloaded. Fonck wanted to arrive in Paris in sumptuous style and carried a sofa and refrigerator in his aircraft. todayilearned

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