Charles Lindbergh

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (born in Detroit, Michigan, February 4, 1902 - died in Kipahulu, Maui, Hawaii, August 26, 1974 at age 72 years), known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle", is the pilot of the United States accomplished known for his solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927.

Early life

Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents are immigrants Sweden. He grew up in Little Falls, Minnesota. His father, Charles August Lindbergh, a lawyer and later a member of Congress who opposed U.S. entry into the First World War, his mother a teacher. As a child, he was interested in machinery. In 1922 she attended pilot training program with Nebraska Aircraft, bought his own plane, and a reserve pilot. In 1924, he began training as a pilot with the United States Army Air Corps. After completing level one, Lindbergh took his first job as a pilot in the airmail route St. Louis. He sent a letter to the plane. On April 1923, while visiting a friend in Lake Village, Arkansas, Lindbergh first flew alone from Lake Village and Lake Chicot.


Family

He married Anna Morrow on May 27, 1929, daughter of U.S. Ambassador in Mexico. In 1932 the kidnapping of their child named after his father's name. This is a well-known criminal cases. Although ransom is paid, but a baby who was kidnapped was found dead two months later. Inspired by this story of crime writer Agatha Christie and then fabricate Murder on the Orient Express. The novel was filmed in the 1970s with players such as Ingrid Bergman and Sean Connery.Undo edits



The first solo flight across the Atlantic

Lindbergh became famous worldwide as the first pilot to fly solo (alone) and non-stop across the Atlantic. He flew from Roosevelt Airfield (Nassau County, Long Island), New York, U.S. to Paris, France on 20 May to 21 May 1927 in the single engine airplane The Spirit of St. Louis. He needs 33.5 hours of flying. When he came back to the U.S., many warships and aircraft escorted to Washington, DC where President Calvin Coolidge bestowed on him the Distinguished Flying Cross. Lindbergh's action won him the award worth $ 25,000 Orteig. A parade was held for him at the 5th Avenue in New York City on June 13, 1927.



The respect of the public against him after the flight was because he became an important voice on behalf of aviation activities until his death. He served in various boards and committees both nationally and internationally, including the central committee of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in the United States. On March 21, 1929 he was awarded the Medal of Honor for the flight Atlantiknya trans-historical. Lindbergh's flight to map respected in the air, flying at altitude, and reduce fuel use. Those things is the basis of modern air travel.