At age 25, he won the Raymond Orteig prize of $25,000 for the first solo flight between New York & Paris
In May 1919 French-born American businessman, Raymond Orteig, made the ... 
flight to Paris, figuring that "a nonstop flight between New York and Paris would 
be ... Lindbergh felt that they should "give first consideration to efficiency in flight;
... [DOC] [TLE] Raymond Orteig - Topics [PAR] Raymond Orteig (1870  6 June 1939) was the New York City hotel owner who ... 
Prize for the first non-stop transatlantic flight between New York and Paris.