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Charles Lindbergh: Professional Pilot, Barnstormer |
| Quotes: 1."You know Charles he'll be here when he's here."- Anne Morrow Lindbergh (Charles' wife) 2."Contacts with the press became increasingly distasteful to me. I felt that interviews and photographs tended to confuse and cheapen life."- Charles Lindbergh |
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Timeline: 1.1902- Born in Detroit, Michigan on February 4 2.1920- Starts college at the University of Wisconsin 3.1922- Goes up in a plane for the first time 4.1927- Flies "The Spirit of St. Louis" from New York to Paris 5.1974- Dies in Maui on August 26 |
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Character Quality Traits/Anecdotes: 1.Determination- His friends gave him many challenges and he accepted all of them. 2.Courage-He flew across the Atlantic Sea. 3.Faithfulness- He had faith that his plane would fly the long trip for him. 4.Focus- When he was in the cockpit he focused and kept his eyes ahead of him and from shutting the whole time he was flying the trip. 5.Intel- He balanced out the weight of his plane so that it would fly the long flight. |
Accomplishments: 1.Charles Lindbergh showed that long distance flight was possible. 2.If Charles Lindbergh hadn't flown that flight, my dad most likely wouldn't be a pilot today. 3.Charles accomplished the first trans-Atlantic flight. 4.Flight is no longer thought of as a crazy thing it is now a way of transportation! 5.He brought medical goods to flooded villages in China. |
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