New York Post visitors can get their fingers on a $1,000 possibility free bet with BetMGM. For exhibiting heroic courage and skill as a navigator, at the danger of his lifestyle, by his nonstop flight in his airplane, the "Spirit of St. Louis", from New York City to Paris, France, 20-21 May 1927, by which Capt. Place and day: From New York City to Paris, France, May 20-21, 1927. Entered service at: Little Falls, Minn.