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History of flight

Charles Lindbergh
Bio
Born: February 4, 1902

Died: August 26, 1974

Occupation: Pilot

Years of service: 1925–1941, 1954–1974


Spirit of saint louis
The spirit of saint louis is a custom built
plane with a single engine and single seat
that was flown by Charles lindbergh on May
20 thru May 2l on 1927 to win the 25,000
Orteig Prize. Charles Lindbergh later decided
to write a book about the plane and the
experience flying getting published in
September 14, 1953.
Historic flight that he was famous for
The historic flight that Charles was famous
for was the first solo transatlantic flight in
1927
Pulitzer prize winning book
The book called Lindbergh is a prize winning
biography book written by A. Scott Berg with
it being on Charles Lindbergh's life and
becoming a new york times best seller.
The kidnapping-Ryan
Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped in 9:00 pm on
March 1, 1932 in new jersey. By then May 12,
1932 the body of Charles Lindbergh was found,
the injuries were head trauma. The kidnapper
wanted a ransom of 50,000 dollars. In March 6,
1932, another note was found. The ransom was
increased from 50,000 to 70,000.

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