The aviation industry in the 1920s took off thanks to men and women like Charles Lindbergh, William Boing, Betty Coleman, William J . Powell, Richard Evelyn Byrd and Raymond Orteig. . Their efforts and risks helped shape the industry as well as the Jazz Age. Both Lindbergh and Amundsen are famous for their daring exploits that helped push the boundaries of their aircraft at the time and brought attention to the new industry. Both Boing and Orteig are also well known for investing in the industry so that it has the financial backing to make continuous improvement and development of new aircraft models profitable. Charles Lindbergh helped shape the Jazz Age with his iconic solo flight from New York to Paris in May 1927 (Gill 3). Partly due to the rapid growth of wealth and technology in the United States during the Jazz Age, when Lindbergh was born the airplane had not yet been invented by Wilbur and Orville Wright (Gill 13) . A prime example from the Jazz Age comes in the form of a wealthy man named Raymond Orteig. He suddenly found himself going from rags to riches and chose to spend some of his newfound wealth by offering a prize of $25,000 for the solo, non-stop first-person flight from New York to Paris (Gill 49 ). Lindbergh, who was then working as a mail pilot, saw the price and decided to assemble a team to build what would be known as The Spirit of St. Lois. When Lindbergh landed in Paris, he immediately became famous and sparked enormous interest in aviation (Gill 14). This contributed to the general feeling of growth, wealth, and new possibilities during the Jazz Age. William Boing helped contribute to the spirit of the Jazz Age by investing in the risky new industry of aviation. He had made his money in the lumber business... middle of paper ... they could see these new machines that could fly through the air and do amazing tricks and feats that were all new at the time. time. Remember that at the time, automobiles were still a rare sight for a large part of the public. Therefore, pilots and investors contributed to the Jazz Age's new sense of change and wealth. In conclusion, men and women like Charles Lindbergh, William Boing, Betty Coleman, William J. Powell, Richard Evelyn Byrd and Raymond Orteig. impacted the Jazz Age by bringing attention to the new aviation industry by taking big risks in hopes of big returns. In doing so, they contributed to the general feeling of growth and wealth of the time. These men also exhibited some typical characteristics associated with the Jazz Age, such as taking risks, accumulating large amounts of wealth, as well as some deception, as shown by Amundsen..