Charles Lindbergh
Proved that air travel across long distances is now possible
Biography
Charles Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902 in Detriot, Michigan to Evangeline and Charles August Lindbergh. When he was 25 made his solo transatlantic flight. His 20 month old son was kidnapped and even though the ransom was paid his son was found dead. Sadly at age 72 he died in Maui, Hawaii on August 26, 1974
Event Information
Flight from New York to Paris.
Charles Lindbergh flew 3,610 miles from New York to Paris. The flight lasted for 33 and a half hours and because of this Charles was awake for a total 55 hours straight.
When?
Monday, May 2, 1927, 08:00 AM
Where?
New York to Paris
From start to finish
7:52 am- Flight takes off from New York.
9:52 am- 2 hours in and officially leaves land behind and is over water.
1:52 am- 18 hours in and just half way done with the flight.
5:22 am- After 33 and half hours Lindbergh finally touches down in Paris.
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Young boy in the late 1900's
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Around the late 1920's
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Old age in the Mid 1970's
Citations
Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.
"Lindbergh's Transatlantic Flight: New York to Paris Timeline." Lindbergh's Transatlantic Flight: New York to Paris Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.