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Quote by Charles Lindbergh

“I may be flying a complicated airplane, rushing through space, but in this cabin I'm surrounded by simplicity and thoughts set free of time. How detached the intimate things around me seem from the great world down below. How strange is this combination of proximity and separation. That ground - seconds away - thousands of miles away. This air, stirring mildly around me. That air, rushing by with the speed of a tornado, an inch beyond. These minute details in my cockpit. The grandeur of the world outside. The nearness of death. The longness of life.”

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Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh, born on February 4, 1902, and died on August 26, 1974, was an American aviator renowned for his historic non-stop solo transatlantic flight in 1927. His flight, which he named 'The Spirit of St. Louis', not only broke records but also significantly advanced the field of aviation, inspiring generations of pilots. more

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