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    Charles Lindbergh One of the greatest heroes the world has ever known Charles Augustus Lindbergh. He is most famous for his transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. Lindbergh acquired great fame for doing “good will” tours in Latin America. Other than politicians and war heroes no one has yet quite matched his fame. He was a genus when it came to aviation and mechanics. He advised the making and design of several planes from ones made of wood and wire to supersonic jets. He helped several

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    Famous Aviator: Charles A. Lindbergh By: Simon Crockett :) My famous Aviator is Charles A. Lindbergh. As Charles once said, “Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.” Many people forget what this quote means. I think the quote means that even when you think you have achieved the impossible, you still find yourself trying to achieve the impossible. Many of Charles Lindbergh’s quotes make him an important aviator because of how the quote inspire

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    The Influence of Charles Lindbergh Charles A. Lindbergh was a true American aviator. His accomplishments influenced the advancement of airplanes as a form of travel during the 1920s and 1930s. Although his main focus was in aviation, Lindbergh succeeded in many other aspects of his life. Interestingly, the kidnapping and murder of Lindbergh’s son led to Congress passing a law regarding kidnapping and Lindbergh even invented an artificial heart. Charles Lindbergh’s interest in aviation during his

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    Charles Lindbergh (commonly known for the Lindbergh Effect) was one of, if not the, most important celebrity in aviation for growth of the industry. Lindbergh single handedly impacted the minds of millions of people with respect to aviation, starting from it being viewed as dangerous and stupid, to it being glamorous and helpful, and then growing to it being completely relied upon in today 's society. Aviation would not be where it is at today without the help of this young man. This is due to him

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    Lindbergh Charles A. Lindbergh was one of the greatest men in aviation history. Lindbergh was always an very out going person. He believed that he was always doing what was best for aviation no matter who he insulted or who he went against. He was a brave man that would often push the limits of his body, technology, and his planes. His goal was to advance aviation. This man did what ever it took because he believed in something greater than himself. The book CHARLES A. LINDBERGH LONE EAGLE gives

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    Charles Lindbergh is most famously known for being the first person ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean nonstop. Charles Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902 in Detroit. Charles grew up on a farm, his dad a lawyer and mother a chemistry teacher. At the age of 18 Charles entered the university of Wisconsin. He showed an interest in Engineering, but soon became even more interested in aviation. At this time aviation was in a very early state. Planes are becoming safer, but they are still very unreliable

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    (Nash 374). Charles Lindbergh was one of these heroes. Born in 1902, he was trained in aviation and worked as an airmail pilot (Bishop). Later, he made history by becoming the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone (Nash 388). On May twenty-first, 1927, Lindbergh traveled from New York to Le Bourget field in Paris in his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis (James). He designed this plane himself, working to make it as small and lightweight as possible (Kessner “Charles Lindbergh, A New Hero”)

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    1. Charles Lindbergh http://www.charleslindbergh.com/history/ - Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. He did this amazing task on May 20-21, 1927. He was not a fan of U.S. involvement in WW2 until Pearl Harbor. His parents are Charles Augusts Lindbergh, Sr and Evangeline Lodge land. He is from Little Falls, Minn. He enlisted in The US Army to be trained as a pilot. In 191, a hotel owner in New York offered a reward of 25,000 to the first person to

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    Charles Lindbergh led an amazing long life that was full of danger, bravery and mechanical genius. He dodged death all through life, starting with a fire at three to flying zero’s of the Second World War. Charles knew he wanted to fly from the age of ten and followed his dreams after realizing his heart wasn 't in graduating from college and he started work at an airplane factory,where he learned to fly after that he started the practice of barnstorming, or wing-walking and parachuting. Everyone

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    widely used to attack into enemy lines, prior to this, aircraft was used to deliver mail and compete for the distance it could fly without making any stop. One such aviator, Charles A. Lindbergh challenged to the first solo transatlantic flight and in a moment, he became one of the America’s most beloved hero. Charles Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan and raised on a farm in Little Falls, Minnesota after 1905, when their house burned down. Although he was a son of a lawyer

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