“I realized that if I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes. In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia. Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization” (Charles Lindbergh). Lindbergh was an aviator and medical practitioner of the early 1900s. Aside his fame for flying, he was nothing more than an ordinary man. Failing as an engineer, he turned to planes he once worked around. Starting out as an airmail pilot, Lindbergh soon rose to the challenge of crossing the Atlantic. After a tragedy, Lindbergh turned to medical science to create a device that is still used to this day. Lindbergh was a true American, from crossing the solo flying the Atlantic and rising
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Lindberghs goal, fly from New York to Paris in one non-stop trip. “Charles Lindbergh accomplished many “firsts” in his time, but his flight across the Atlantic Ocean was the most notable of them all” (Mauer 3). Lindbergh had been the first to do several things, however they were on smaller scales and did not have as large of a crowd as his New York to Paris flight did. Prior to his flight, Lindbergh took many precautions other flyers had not. Lindbergh checked his engine the day before his flight and found the compressor was broken. (Mauer 7) Had Lindbergh not done this, his plane would have crashed during his flight. Along with being the first American to tackle a feat like this, Lindbergh inspired many to choose aerial transportation over cars/boats, thus making flying popular. “Lindbergh’s flight changed that. When the twenty-five-year-old former airmail pilot safely landed his plane … , Americans gained a new confidence in air travel. Suddenly, everybody wanted to fly” (Bishop 3). Even though two military pilots had made the flight before, the regular citizens needed the reassurance of someone like them, thus making Lindbergh’s flight a pivotal role in the future of aerial transportation. (Bishop 5) This feat marked the beginning of the air travel industry and made it what it is today. Flying over an ocean did not just bring Lindbergh fame, it also granted him a career in militaristic aviation as
Lindberghs goal, fly from New York to Paris in one non-stop trip. “Charles Lindbergh accomplished many “firsts” in his time, but his flight across the Atlantic Ocean was the most notable of them all” (Mauer 3). Lindbergh had been the first to do several things, however they were on smaller scales and did not have as large of a crowd as his New York to Paris flight did. Prior to his flight, Lindbergh took many precautions other flyers had not. Lindbergh checked his engine the day before his flight and found the compressor was broken. (Mauer 7) Had Lindbergh not done this, his plane would have crashed during his flight. Along with being the first American to tackle a feat like this, Lindbergh inspired many to choose aerial transportation over cars/boats, thus making flying popular. “Lindbergh’s flight changed that. When the twenty-five-year-old former airmail pilot safely landed his plane … , Americans gained a new confidence in air travel. Suddenly, everybody wanted to fly” (Bishop 3). Even though two military pilots had made the flight before, the regular citizens needed the reassurance of someone like them, thus making Lindbergh’s flight a pivotal role in the future of aerial transportation. (Bishop 5) This feat marked the beginning of the air travel industry and made it what it is today. Flying over an ocean did not just bring Lindbergh fame, it also granted him a career in militaristic aviation as