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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Spirit of St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
The Spirit of St. Louis was designed to get from New York to Paris and complete the first transatlantic flight. Read the full story behind the famous plane and Charles Lindbergh's great achievement.
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Activity
Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Milestones of Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum site tells the history of fight with an easy to use timeline. Also, find out about specific flights in the list of links.
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Activity
Other

Spirit of St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers "general dimensions, specifications, weight characteristics, and man hours required to build the aircraft." Also gives individual thumbnail images "of the technical preparation of the airplane."
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Website
PBS

Freedom: A History of Us: A Plane Flight and a Great Crash

For Students 6th - 9th
Read a brief description of the attempts to cross the Atlantic in a plane in the 1920s, ending with information about the successful trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Charles Lindbergh

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary with interesting facts about Charles Lindbergh and the first Transatlantic Solo Flight.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spirit of St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers "general dimensions, specifications, weight characteristics, and man hours required to build the aircraft." Also gives individual thumbnail images "of the technical preparation of the airplane."