{"id":15301,"date":"2019-05-20T14:30:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T20:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=57979"},"modified":"2019-05-20T14:30:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T20:30:45","slug":"learn-with-lindbergh-granby-aviation-museum-details-historic-pilots-local-ties-with-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/learn-with-lindbergh-granby-aviation-museum-details-historic-pilots-local-ties-with-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn with Lindbergh: Granby aviation museum details historic pilot\u2019s local ties (with video)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Will O\u2019Donnell dresses as Charles Lindbergh for the Learning with Lindbergh event at the Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum on Monday, May 20, 2019.<\/strong>
Bryce Martin \/ bmartin@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GRANBY \u2014 On May 20, 1927, a shy aviation enthusiast took off from Roosevelt Field in New York and landed, 33-and-a-half hours later, 3,600 miles away in Paris. It was the first completion of a non-stop solo transatlantic flight.<\/p>\n

That pilot, Charles Lindbergh, had made history and was considered a national hero.<\/p>\n

While most people are aware of Lindbergh\u2019s historic flight, what\u2019s not as well known is his connection to Grand County.<\/p>\n

Those local ties were discussed Monday during a celebration of the 92nd anniversary of Lindbergh\u2019s flight.<\/p>\n

Will O\u2019Donnell, donning similar clothing worn on the 1927 flight and closely resembling the famed aviator, impersonated Lindbergh during the celebration at the Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum in Granby.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe transatlantic flight was the news of the day,\u201d exclaimed O\u2019Donnell. \u201cEvery newspaper around the world that day was filled with the story of the flight\u2026 and it\u2019s pretty neat that we have that connection.\u201d<\/p>\n

The audience at the Learn with Lindbergh Event on May 20 hears all about the life and local ties of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh.<\/strong>
Bryce Martin \/ bmartin@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Indeed, the stories of Grand County and Lindbergh are undeniably interwoven. <\/p>\n

Before his world-famous flight in 1927, Lindbergh worked as a flight instructor for a man named Harry Knight, a leading banker in St. Louis.<\/p>\n

Knight was essential in funding the Spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh\u2019s custom-built monoplane he used to make his flight. He owned a ranch \u2014 which now resides under Lake Granby \u2014 where Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, would spend summers and give flying tours of Grand County prior to their son\u2019s infamous and tragic kidnapping and murder.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Lone Eagle Peak, located in the Indian Peaks Wilderness area, is named for Lindbergh\u2019s call sign.<\/p>\n

Story continues below video.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we have this event because it\u2019s important that our community knows the history of Lindbergh and Grand County,\u201d commented Penny Hamilton, founder of the museum. \u201cOne of the most iconic aviators in American history used to fly in Granby. That\u2019s just so unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

The storytelling session was followed by a special bagpipe tribute led by Mark Daniel, showing how Parisians would have greeted Lindbergh upon his landing in 1927.<\/p>\n

A bagpipe tribute led by Mark Daniel.<\/strong>
Bryce Martin \/ bmartin@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum opens for the summer season June 1, and will close on Sept. 1. The museum is open every Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is free to all visitors.<\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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