“On the morning of May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh set off from New York with water, sandwiches, maps, charts, and 450 gallons of gasoline. He had no parachute and no radio. He gave those up in order to make room for extra gasoline. As the plane lifted off, people held their breath; it was so heavy that it only cleared the telephone lines and trees by 20 feet.” – Daily Dose of History