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Lindbergh

“We” by Charles A. Lindbergh First published in 1927 just shortly after his famous flight, the book is now available again in reprint still including original introduction and forewords. And it is in this foreword from Myron T. Herrick (US Embassy 1927) where Charlese Lindbergh and his adventure are probably best […]

08/02/2018 in Chick's Review tagged Charles / Lindbergh / pioneer / Spirit of St. Louis / Transatlantic by PH-FLO | Open »

Abenteurer der Lüfte by Alexis Von Croy National Geographics at its best: with this 400 page turned covering more than 100 years flying history. Ex chief editor of German’s “Fliegermagazin” and “Planet Aerospace” von Coy collected 14 stories of pilots, planes and technical development, background stories, research and personal notes from […]

15/10/2017 in Chick's Review tagged Amelia Earhart / Flying history / Hudson landing / kee bird / lady be good / Lindbergh / supersonic / Wright brothers by PH-FLO | Open »

The Aviators by Winston Groom Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle , Charles Lindbergh and the Epic Age of Flight Remember Forrest Gump? Well, here is another book of its famous author! Groom combines the true stories of 3 impressive aviators starting with their childhood and family background influencing their later choices […]

02/09/2017 in Chick's Review tagged Aviators / Doolittle / Lindbergh / Rickenbacker / Winston Groom by PH-FLO | Open »

“The Aviator’s Wife” by Melanie Benjamin Can a novel about a woman’s life teach us something about aviation? Well, this one can. Based on Anne’s diaries and further research this novel comes close to a biography but in the nice to read novel style. Meeting Charles at the family’s Christmas […]

25/05/2017 in Chick's Review tagged Anne / Charles / Lindbergh / Morrow by PH-FLO | Open »

Lindbergh – The tale of a flying mouse by Torben Kuhlmann Did you ever wonder who gave Charles Lindbergh the idea of flying? Read this book and you will know! Many years ago a little, well educated mouse misses her friends who have all escaped to America from a scary new […]

20/11/2016 in Chick's Review tagged America / book review / children / flying / Hamburg / invention / Kuhlmann / Lindbergh / mouse / New York / tale by PH-FLO | Open »

North to the Orient by Anne Morrow Lindbergh & Charles Augustus Lindberg Without doubt Chales Lindbergh can be seen as one fo the big flying pioneers. But dud you know that his wife is as mad as he was? Fun to read about their adventures when travelling together to the […]

25/07/2016 in Chick's Review tagged book review / Lindbergh / North to the Orient by PH-FLO | Open »