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The American Experience | Lindbergh | Enhanced Transcript - PBS  ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH, Widow: He's been made an American hero, I think. ... To the end of her life, she and her son shook hands before she went to bed. ... His father opposed America's entry into World War I and was denounced as a ..... by 500 miles, made strafing runs, flew 50 combat missions and shot down at...
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Charles Lindbergh - Wikipedia  Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902  August 26, 1974), nicknamed Slim, Lucky Lindy, and The Lone Eagle, was an American aviator, author, inventor, ... He flew the distance of nearly 3,600 statute miles (5,800 km) in a single-seat, ... and flew 50 combat missions in the Pacific Theater of World War II as a civilian...
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CHARLES LINDBERGH (Bonus Article)  Chip & Tracy's Place  Dec 14, 2011 ... One such 'hero' which begs the question is, 'The Lone Eagle', Charles Lindbergh. ... Before the United States formally entered World War II by declaring war on ... Although Lindbergh considered Hitler a fanatic and avowed a belief in ... He flew his first combat mission, a strafing run, near the Japanese...
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Charles Lindbergh - New World Encyclopedia  Feb 29, 2016 ... Known as "The Lone Eagle," his brave sojourn across the lonely Atlantic Ocean, .... Hauptmann, who maintained his innocence until the end, was found guilty and ... Lindbergh's subsequent combat missions as a civilian consultant and ... After World War II he and his family lived in Connecticut, while also...
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Charles Lindbergh Biography  The press named him "Lucky Lindy" and the "Lone Eagle." Americans and .... Although he was a civilian, he flew about 50 combat missions. Lindbergh also...
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Unbroken - Louis Zamperini Story - B-24s IN COMBAT  Unbroken - Louis Zamperini Story - B-24s IN COMBAT ... and over the destruction created by preceding waves of bombers, these 15th Air Force B-24s leave Ploesti, Rumania, after one of the long series of attacks against the No. ... Close-formation flying sometimes causes casualties; .... Landing on Difficult Terrain - B-24.
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American Cold War Veterans, Inc. - Cold War Casualties  Well that is far from being true, many lives were lost, some were accidents but ..... during the attack the RB-47's fuel tanks were hit and the plane nearly ran out of ...... military and civilian casualties, including 33,600 American, 16,000 UN allied, ..... not including ships, planes, and people used to move equipment to the site.
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Charles Lindbergh - Wikipedia  Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902  August 26, 1974), nicknamed Slim, Lucky Lindy, and The Lone Eagle, was an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist. In 1927, at the age of 25, Lindbergh emerged from virtual obscurity as a U.S. .... Though Lindbergh had not touched an airplane in more than six months, he...
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Yeager breaks sound barrier - Oct 14, 1947 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Yeager breaks sound barrier on Oct 14, 1947. ... U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Yeager, born in Myra, West Virginia, in 1923, was a combat fighter during World War II and flew 64 missions over Europe. ... 6 Famous WWI Fighter Aces.
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Edwards Air Force Base - Wikipedia  Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, ... During World War II, he flew 50 missions in A-20 Havoc light attack bombers in the North ... (B-52H, B-1, B-2): 445th Flight Test Squadron: (Initial Flight Test Operations, T-38): 461st Flight Test Squadron: (F-35 Joint Strike Fighter).
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WW1 American Aces in British Service - Acepilots.com  bios and combat stories of US pilots who flew for the RFC: David Ingalls, Fred ... They have received far less attention than their countrymen in the French air ... Of the 28 American aces in WWI who shot down ten or more aircraft, 22 flew with the British. ... He was credited with downing 12 enemy planes and one balloon.
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May 21, 1927 | Charles Lindbergh Flies Solo Across the Atlantic ...  May 21, 2012 ... On May 21, 1927, the aviator Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. ... the first pilot to fly nonstop from New York to Paris, or Paris to New York. ... was noted: A fame enveloped the 25-year-old American that was to last...
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Aviators who became ace in a day - Wikipedia  The term "ace in a day" is used to designate a pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in ... To achieve this a pilot must have destroyed 15 enemy aircraft in a single day. ... Hubert Strassl shot down 15 Soviet aircraft on 5 July 1943 near Orel. ... over Ramsgate, to become the first "One-day Ace" of the Battle of Britain.
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Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold - World War II History - Military History  General Henry "Hap" Arnold was a key American air command during World War II. "Hap" Arnold served as the Commanding General of the US Army Air Forces and ... Taking his first solo flight on May 13, 1911, Arnold earned his pilot license...
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The American Experience | Lindbergh | Airmail Maverick - PBS  Lindbergh was motivated to succeed in Army flight school as he never had ... Statistics bore that out: 31 of the first 40 pilots hired to fly mail were killed in ... The Robinson brothers had been awarded the contract to fly mail between St. Louis and Chicago. ... They offered him the job as Chief Pilot of their new airmail service.
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J! Archive - Show #3154, aired 1998-04-23  He hit 110 home runs in 1996 & 1997 -- more than any player in 2 straight .... This singer left us not in a jet plane, but in a small experimental plane in 1997...
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Israeli Air Force, particularly its scrappy beginnings, inspires 3 films ...  May 12, 2015 ... LOS ANGELES (JTA)  The Israeli Air Force is getting its moment in the ... of the world, Israel's survival depended to a large extent on a vast international ... was Al Schwimmer, a World War II combat pilot and TWA flight engineer. ... prices and recruited U.S. combat veterans to ferry them overseas under the...
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Eddie Rickenbacker - Wikipedia  Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (October 8, 1890  July 23, 1973) was an American fighter ace in World War I and Medal ... Rickenbacker wanted to join the Allied troops in World War I, but the U.S. ... On April 29, 1918, Rickenbacker shot down his first plane. ... Most aces' records are thus 'best estimates', not 'exact counts'.
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American Volunteer Group: Claire L. Chennault and the Flying ...  Chennault's plane performed a synchronized tight roll while the two outside craft ... military aviators and ground personnel for the American Volunteer Group. ... bonus promised for every confirmed Japanese aircraft that was shot down or destroyed. ..... Those who are knowledgeable about World War II-and many who are...
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Charles Lindbergh - Wikipedia  Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902  August 26, 1974), nicknamed Slim, Lucky Lindy, and The Lone Eagle, was an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist. In 1927, at the age of 25, Lindbergh emerged from virtual obscurity as a U.S. ... Lindbergh was the 19th person to make a Transatlantic flight, the first being...
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Deke Slayton - Wikipedia  Donald Kent Slayton (March 1, 1924  June 13, 1993), (Major, USAF), better known as Deke ... by the Air Force over North Vietnam. In his Air Force career, he logged 7,164 hours flying time including more than 5,100 hours in jet aircraft.