“Charles Lindbergh (1902 – 1974).” Walt Disney - Historic Missourians - The State Historical Society of Missouri, shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/l/lindbergh/.
“Lindbergh Kidnapping.” FBI, FBI, 18 May 2016, www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping.
“Charles Lindbergh Biography.” Bruno Richard Hauptmann Biography, www.charleslindbergh.com/history/.
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Who?
Charles Lindbergh, aka The Lone Eagle, was an American Aviator that is famous for flying across the Atlantic in one trip with zero stops. This trip was done in a airplane called "The Spirit of St. Louis".
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What?
The Orteig Prize is what inspired Linbergh, and a lot of America. A French business named Raymond Orteig offered 25,000 dollars to anyone who flew across the Atlantic in one flight, multiple people tried before him, but ultimately failed.
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When?
Lindbergh started planning on making the trip but with only $2,000 in savings, many Americans doubted him. Many Americans thought he was too young or inexperienced to make the flight, but St. Louis business men thought otherwise and gave him financial aid to build his fuel heavy aircraft. He did not build it himself it was done by The Ryan Aircraft company but he did aid in the process.
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Where?
The prize was for anyone that wanted to attempt either going to America or going to France, but you had to complete the journey in one flight over the Atlantic.
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Why?
Lindbergh did this partly for the money and mostly proving that air crafts are the way of the future. He was a pioneer of his time, and if he didn't do it air crafts would most likely be different today and less advanced.
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Interesting Facts
Lindbergh actually learned how to fly in Lincoln Nebraska.
Lindbergh actually couldn't see out of his front window because he replaced it with a gas tank, he used a periscope to see were he was going.
During his flight he averaged 100 mph and his altitude differed from just a few feet above the waves in the daytime, to 10,000 feet at night.
Lindbergh's Son
Sadly Lindbergh's son had gotten kidnapped and the kidnappers demanded $50,000 dollars in ransom, and later increased it to $75,000. They payed $50,000, and the mysterious man, who said the kid was on a boat called Nellie, the area was searched and nothing turned up. Sadly the body of the boy was found near the Lindbergh estate on May 12th 1932.
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“Charles Lindbergh (1902 – 1974).” Walt Disney - Historic Missourians - The State Historical Society of Missouri, shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/l/lindbergh/.
“Lindbergh Kidnapping.” FBI, FBI, 18 May 2016, www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping.
“Charles Lindbergh Biography.” Bruno Richard Hauptmann Biography, www.charleslindbergh.com/history/.
Citations
![StoryJumper Logo](https://www.storyjumper.com/images/cloud-logo-250.png)
Who?
Charles Lindbergh, aka The Lone Eagle, was an American Aviator that is famous for flying across the Atlantic in one trip with zero stops. This trip was done in a airplane called "The Spirit of St. Louis".
![](https://images2-cdn.storyjumper.net/transcoder.png?trim&id=1t-x4uwd82fc1-5hksfp5dn&maxw=512&maxh=512)
What?
The Orteig Prize is what inspired Linbergh, and a lot of America. A French business named Raymond Orteig offered 25,000 dollars to anyone who flew across the Atlantic in one flight, multiple people tried before him, but ultimately failed.
![](https://images2-cdn.storyjumper.net/transcoder.png?trim&id=5o-ib0mwqniuv-5hktonsu6&maxw=256&maxh=256)
![](https://images2-cdn.storyjumper.net/transcoder.png?trim&id=4b0e0f39640266&maxw=128&maxh=128)
When?
Lindbergh started planning on making the trip but with only $2,000 in savings, many Americans doubted him. Many Americans thought he was too young or inexperienced to make the flight, but St. Louis business men thought otherwise and gave him financial aid to build his fuel heavy aircraft. He did not build it himself it was done by The Ryan Aircraft company but he did aid in the process.
![](https://images2-cdn.storyjumper.net/transcoder.png?trim&id=5s-nyyuiie2dl-5hktsp53w&maxw=256&maxh=256)
![](https://images2-cdn.storyjumper.net/transcoder.png?trim&id=77-s9hl71fm5b-5hktuu6ra&maxw=256&maxh=256)
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