Charles Lindbergh always had an ambition to fly aeroplanes. To please his mother he went to college in 1920, but he soon left so that he could learn to fly. After a time in the Army Air Service in Texas, he got a job flying the mail across America.
In 1926 a prize of $25,000 was put up for the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris. Several famous airmen decided to attempt this, and some were killed in the attempt. On 20 May 1927 Lindbergh took off in a specially built aeroplane called the Spirit of St Louis, named after the town where his employers had their headquarters. He landed at Le Bourget Airport in Paris 33.5 hours later, having flown 5800 kilometres.
Lindbergh became a tremendous hero on both sides of the Atlantic, and went on to be an important adviser during the growth of long-distance air travel. Then, in 1932, Lindbergh and his wife suffered a great tragedy when their two-year-old son, Charles Augustus Jr., was kidnapped from their home and murdered. This was the most publicized crime in the USA during the 1930s.
Towards the end of his life, Lindbergh became interested in conservation. He was firmly opposed to the development of supersonic aeroplanes because he believed they would have a bad effect on the Earth's atmosphere.
In 1926 a prize of $25,000 was put up for the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris. Several famous airmen decided to attempt this, and some were killed in the attempt. On 20 May 1927 Lindbergh took off in a specially built aeroplane called the Spirit of St Louis, named after the town where his employers had their headquarters. He landed at Le Bourget Airport in Paris 33.5 hours later, having flown 5800 kilometres.
Lindbergh became a tremendous hero on both sides of the Atlantic, and went on to be an important adviser during the growth of long-distance air travel. Then, in 1932, Lindbergh and his wife suffered a great tragedy when their two-year-old son, Charles Augustus Jr., was kidnapped from their home and murdered. This was the most publicized crime in the USA during the 1930s.
Towards the end of his life, Lindbergh became interested in conservation. He was firmly opposed to the development of supersonic aeroplanes because he believed they would have a bad effect on the Earth's atmosphere.
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