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Charles Lindbergh
American aviator (1902–1974)
"Lone Eagle" redirects here. For other uses, see Lone Eagle (disambiguation).
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Photo by Harris & Ewing, c. 1927 | |
| Born | Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-02-04)February 4, 1902 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1974(1974-08-26) (aged 72) Kipahulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Resting place | Palapala Ho'omau Church, Kipahulu |
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| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (no degree) |
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| Known for | First solo transatlantic flight (1927), pioneer of international commercial aviation and air mail |
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| Children | 13,[N 1] including Charles Jr., Jon, Anne, and Reeve |
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| Allegiance | United States |
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| Years of service | 1924–1941, 1954–1974 |
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| Battles / wars | World War II |
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made th
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Charles W. Lindberg
United States Marine Corps corporal
"Charles Lindberg" redirects here. Not to be confused with Charles Lindbergh.
Charles W. Lindberg (June 26, 1920 – June 24, 2007) was a United States Marine Corpscorporal who fought in three island campaigns during World War II. During the Battle of Iwo Jima, he was a member of the patrol which captured the top of Mount Suribachi where he helped raise the first U.S. flag on the island on February 23, 1945. Six days later, he was wounded in action.
The first flag flown over the southern end of Iwo Jima was regarded to be too small to be seen by the thousands of Marines fighting on the other side of the mountain where the Japanese airfields and most of their troops were located, so it was replaced the same day with a larger flag. Although there were photographs taken of the first flag flying on Mount Suribachi and some which include Lindberg, there is no photograph of Marines raising the first flag. The second flag-raising was photographed by Associated Press combat photographer Joe Rosenthal and became famous after co
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Spirit of St. Louis
Earlier pilots had crossed the Atlantic in stages, but most planes of the era weren’t equipped to carry enough fuel to make the trip without stopping to fuel up.
Lindbergh decided, with the backing of several people in St. Louis, to compete for the Orteig Prize—a $25,000 reward put up by French hotelier Raymond Orteig for the first person to fly an airplane non-stop from New York to Paris.
Ryan Airlines of San Diego retrofitted one of their Ryan M-2 aircraft for Lindbergh’s flight. The customized plane, dubbed a Ryan NYP (for New York-Paris), had a longer fuselage, a longer wingspan and additional struts to accommodate the weight of extra fuel.
The engine powering the plane was a Wright J5-C manufactured by Wright Aeronautical, the aircraft manufacturer founded by the Wright brothers.
Lindbergh had his plane, now named Spirit of St. Louis in honor of his financial backers, custom-built with extra fuel tanks in the plane’s nose and wings.
One gas tank, mounted between the engine and the cockpit, blocked Lindbergh’s view through the windshield. Lindbergh
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