Blog entries tagged Spirit of St. Louis http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs Sat, 25 May 2013 05:18:31 +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 http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs/index.php/blog/did-lindbergh-really-put-cotton-in-his-ears-during-the-nyp-flight.html <p>This was a question on the minds of Mrs. Stamper&rsquo;s 8th grade class from Hanover, Mass.&nbsp; The class had read a non-fiction excerpt called "Flying" by Reeve Lindbergh. &nbsp;As a follow-up, Mrs. Stamper showed the film "Spirit of St. Louis" with Jimmy Stewart. &nbsp;The students wanted to know:</p><br/><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br/><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 27pt;"><img style="float: right;" title="Charles Lindbergh in Helmet" src="http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs/i... Kelley Welf Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:00:49 +0100 Spirit of St. Louis Scott Berg Reeve Lindbergh NYP Mass. lindbergh foundation Lindbergh Hanover cotton