Lindbergh's life was touched with tragedy when his twenty-month-old baby was kidnapped, and ultimately killed, by Bruno Richard Hauptmann.
Lindbergh's life was touched with tragedy when his twenty-month-old baby was kidnapped, and ultimately killed, by Bruno Richard Hauptmann.
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Lindbergh visited Germany in 1938 and was impressed by and spoke favorably of the German air force. He accepted a medal from [[Hermann Goering]] for his services to aviation. He attracted criticism because it appeared that he did not have strenuous objections to the [[Nazi]] cause, and some regarded him as a Nazi sympathizer. Lindbergh strongly opposed U.S. entry into the [[Second World War]].
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Lindbergh visited Germany in 1938 and was impressed by and spoke favorably of the German air force. He accepted a medal from [[Hermann Goering]] for his services to aviation. He attracted criticism and some regarded him as a [[Nazi]] sympathizer. Lindbergh strongly opposed U.S. entry into the [[Second World War]].
Lindbergh worked as a civilian consultant to aviation companies, particularly Pan American Airways. He flew all over the world scouting possible routes that Pan Am could fly.
Lindbergh worked as a civilian consultant to aviation companies, particularly Pan American Airways. He flew all over the world scouting possible routes that Pan Am could fly.