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May 20, 1927…Charles Lindbergh’s Flight to Paris

Posted on May 22, 2012 by splendidsummer

“I owned the world that hour as I rode over it. Free of the earth, free of the mountains, free of the clouds, but how inseparably I was bound to them.” Charles Lindbergh He looked like Adonis. And he had … Continue reading →

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Faith in the Future and National Aviation Day

Posted on August 19, 2011 by splendidsummer

 In 1939, in honor of the Wright Brothers, FDR proclaimed August 19th National Aviation Day.  Of course one man defined Roaring Twenties Aviation like no other: Charles Lindbergh.  Ryan Air of San Diego built the aircraft that carried Charles Lindbergh to … Continue reading →

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