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FRIENDSHIP FLIGHT '97
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Welcome to the Friendship Flight '97 website. Here you'll find up-to-date information on the upcoming flight as well as links to informative and educational sites relating to the history of flight!
Also, check out the Friendship Flight '98 Website!
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Bill and the Friendship Flight team sent back reports of his progress on a daily basis. Be sure to check out our Coverage section for details on the flight!
The Friendship Flight team thanks all the Friends of Friendship Flight '97 -- see our thank you letter.
Also, check out some articles written about the flight: Texas Flyer (June, 1997), and Cessna Owner (Sept., 1997).
Friendship Flight '97 consisted of a re-creation of Charles Lindbergh's famous trans-atlantic flight. Bill Signs, made the 22 hour 27 minute flight in N90MB, a Cessna 210.
"Too often while giving aviation presentations to school age youngsters around the country I hear, 'Charles Lindbergh? Orville Wright? Who's that?' Most students today are not aware of our rich aviation heritage that led to the development of the world's airways and helped form our national defense," Bill said. "I want the kids to have the opportunity to see, touch and tour airplanes at your local airports."
On May 10, 1997, Bill departed San Diego in an effort to recreate Lindbergh's original flight. He departed San Diego, St. Louis, and New York 70 years after Lindbergh's famous departures -- to the minute. Along the way, Bill will met with thousands of children both in person and here on the Internet to share with them his experiences as well as the facts about Lindbergh's flight.
Check here, or email us for information on the
activities scheduled for each of the four cities involved
in Friendship Flight '97. Plus, be sure to check out coverage
of the flight as it happened!
Remember that the Friendship Flights are made possible by the sponsors you see here. You can click on a sponsor's name or logo anywhere in this site to find out more about that sponsor.
