Blog entries tagged California http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs Wed, 22 May 2013 21:26:22 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs/index.php/blog/lindberghs-first-flight-in-the-spirit.html <p>It was 84 years ago today, that Charles Lindbergh took his first flight in the Spirit of St. Louis<img style="float: right;" src="http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs/images/77/cal-ryanreps-web.jpg" alt="Lindbergh with Ryan Reps" />.&nbsp; "This morning I'm going to test the Spirit of St. Louis," Lindbergh wrote in his book The Spirit of St. Louis.&nbsp; "It's the 28th day of April ... What a beautiful machine it is, resting there on the field in front of the hangar, trim and slender, glea... Kelley Welf Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:39:15 +0100 Spirit of St. Louis San Diego Ryan Airlines Lindbergh first flight California aviation