Historic Aviation Quiz: Charles Lindbergh

Lindbergh flew in an aeroplane for the first time just five years before his epic transatlantic flight across the night of May 20-21, 1927. What was that aeroplane?

True or false: During his formal flying instruction, Lindbergh wasn’t allowed to fly solo because he couldn’t afford to post the requisite damage bond?

What was the first aeroplane Lindbergh owned?

Under what nickname did Lindbergh make a name for himself barnstorming across the US?

From what aeroplane did Lindbergh bail out on the night of November 3, 1926?

Designed and built for some $10,580, Lindbergh’s ‘Spirit of St. Louis’ was officially dubbed the Ryan NYP. What did the NYP stand for?

True or False: While acting as a "civilian technical assistant" between the USAAF and United Aircraft Corporation in the pacific, Charles Lindbergh (right) downed a Japanese shot down a Mitsubishi Ki-51 ‘Sonia’ while flying a Lockheed P-38 Lightning on an unofficial mission?

Having amassed 489 hours, 28 minutes across 174 flights, Lindbergh presented the ‘Spirit of St. Loius’ to the Smithsonian Institution. But on what date was its registration - N-X-211 – cancelled?

In 1936, Lindbergh purchased a Miles built aeroplane to fly around Europe – what type was it?

From what aeroplane did Lindbergh first take to a parachute on March 5, 1925?