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They ignored Lindburgh but mention Earhart doing the same thing later... weird...


4 posted on 01/19/2015 10:52:07 AM PST by GeronL
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They also left Out Chuck Yeager, The Spirit of St Louis, The X-15, The Spitfire, and The WONDERFUL DC-10.

And the WW1 Jenny.

What were their criteria, I wonder.


8 posted on 01/19/2015 10:56:55 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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They ignored Lindburgh but mention Earhart doing the same thing later... weird...

Not at all, perfectly in line with the British penchant for Political Correctness run amok (they noted Earhart's crossing) and English supremacy in all things (they recorded Alcock & Brown's crossing in 1919 even though it barely made a ripple in popular culture, while Lindberg's crossing catapulted aviation into the every-day lexicon).

28 posted on 01/19/2015 11:36:37 AM PST by liberty_lvr (Drill Gaia like a 3 am prom date)
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