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Wed 06 Jun 2007Transatlantic flight by 'forgotten hero' 72 years ago is celebratedAn epic transatlantic flight 72 years ago which ended when the Lithuanian pilot crashlanded his tiny aircraft in a Co Mayo field was commemorated last evening in the town of Ballinrobe.The Lithuanian ambassador to Ireland, Izolda Brickovskiene, attended a function at Ballinrobe library to honour the achievements of Felix Waitkus, who became only the sixth pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1935.