How Charles Lindbergh Became TIME’s First Man of the Year

For nearly a century, Time magazine has annually selected people—man, woman, group or concept—that had the most influence on the world during the past 12 months. The criterion for the person of the year is the following: “the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied [...]

By |December 20th, 2017|Aviation History|Comments Off on How Charles Lindbergh Became TIME’s First Man of the Year

Everyone Wanted to Be Charles Lindbergh (Including Mickey Mouse)

How one man's journey changed the world. Charles Lindbergh made his historic transatlantic flight in May of 1927. The feat, which took 33.5 hours, was the first time anyone flew nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. When he succeeded in flying from New York to Paris, Lindbergh was greeted by a groundbreaking (and well-deserved) level of [...]

By |May 15th, 2017|Aviation History, General Aviation|Comments Off on Everyone Wanted to Be Charles Lindbergh (Including Mickey Mouse)

Charles Lindbergh: Pilot, Inventor, and Author

American aviator Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in May of 1927. The flight took 33.5 hours and earned him the nicknames “Lucky Lindy” and “Lone Eagle.” The Life of Charles Lindbergh The famed pilot grew up in Minnesota on a small farm with his parents. He attended the [...]

By |February 7th, 2017|Aviation History|Comments Off on Charles Lindbergh: Pilot, Inventor, and Author