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Charles Lindbergh

Questions about Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), also known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle," the American aviator.

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When did Charles Lindbergh land in Paris?

Charles Lindbergh took off on March 20, 1927, and arrived that same day.

He arrived on May 21,1927, having traveled 2, 610 miles in 33 1/2 hours.

Where in England did Charles Lindbergh and his wife live in the 1930s?

According to the US Centennial of Flight Commission (http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Lindbergh/EX15.htm), they lived in Kent, England.

Why did charles Lindbergh fly from new york to paris?

To get to the other side. To be first person to cross Atlantic by plane alone

Was Charles Lindbergh a tennis player?

Not as far as anybody knows. Pilot and Airman, certainly. Involved with Medical pioneer in medical research, also. Politically active with a slant towards Berlin! sorry no time for something plebian like Tennis. Indirectly he is responsible for present day Law ( in the Armed Forces) that active duty ( including Reservists of officer rank) cannot directly take part in anything political while in uniform, so to speak. The Colonel was knoiwn to have gone far beyond, say visiting air bases...

Did Charles Lindbergh make a trans-Atlantic fight in 1927?

Yes, the first solo flight across the Atlantic and the first flight over the New York-Paris air route stipulated by the Orteig prize, which he won. for some odd reason- and the contest rules did not require a two-way flight, the aircraft was crated and returned to the US on a Naval Cruiser, the Memphis. one wonders why.