Lindbergh Rise
In honour of : Charles Lindbergh
Full Real Name : Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA on 4th February 1902
Died in Kipahulu, Maui, Hawaii, USA on 26th August 1974
Buried at Palapala Ho'omau Church, Kipahulu, Maui, Hawaii, USA
An American Aviator who, at the age of 25, won the Orteig Prize in 1927 for the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic. Lindbergh flew his his purpose built Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis.
He flew from New York to Paris - a journey of 3,600 miles - in just 33.5 hours. This flight was also the longest transatlantic flight at the time (by almost 2,000 miles) and the first transatlantic flight between two major cities.
At the time of this flight he was in the US Army Air Corps and was decorated with the Medal of Honor. The citation for this reads:
For displaying heroic courage and skill as a navigator, at the risk of his life, 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. Lindbergh not only achieved the greatest individual triumph of any American citizen but demonstrated that travel across the ocean by aircraft was possible.
Sadly, Lindbergh became famous for the kidnapping and murder of his baby son Charles Jr. on 1st March 1932, the boy's remains being found in nearby woods some 10 weeks later on 12th May. Agatha Christie used this story as the basis for her famous book Murder on the Orient Express published in 1934.
After the war Lindbergh became an environmentalist and international explorer, an inventor and a prolific author.
References:
www.charleslindbergh.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh
An American Aviator who, at the age of 25, won the Orteig Prize in 1927 for the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic. Lindbergh flew his his purpose built Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis.
He flew from New York to Paris - a journey of 3,600 miles - in just 33.5 hours. This flight was also the longest transatlantic flight at the time (by almost 2,000 miles) and the first transatlantic flight between two major cities.
At the time of this flight he was in the US Army Air Corps and was decorated with the Medal of Honor. The citation for this reads:
For displaying heroic courage and skill as a navigator, at the risk of his life, 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. Lindbergh not only achieved the greatest individual triumph of any American citizen but demonstrated that travel across the ocean by aircraft was possible.
Sadly, Lindbergh became famous for the kidnapping and murder of his baby son Charles Jr. on 1st March 1932, the boy's remains being found in nearby woods some 10 weeks later on 12th May. Agatha Christie used this story as the basis for her famous book Murder on the Orient Express published in 1934.
After the war Lindbergh became an environmentalist and international explorer, an inventor and a prolific author.
References:
www.charleslindbergh.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh
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