Charles Lindbergh Departs

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In this aerial photograph Charles Lindbergh prepares to take off from Candler Field on October 12, 1927, in the Spirit of St. Louis. He is bound for Spartanburg, South Carolina, the next stop on his triumphal tour.

Courtesy of Georgia Info, Digital Library of Georgia.

Charles Lindbergh Departs

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