Hartness Airport marks 90th anniversary of Lindbergh visit

This summer marks the 90th anniversary of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s historic visit to Springfield. On Wednesday, July 26, the date of the original visit in 1927, there will be a ceremony held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. to commemorate this event at Hartness State Airport in North Springfield. Admission is free.

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Charles Lindbergh with James Hartness

"Lucky Lindy"
Hit song from 1927
Charles Lindbergh disliked this song. He felt "luck" had nothing to do with his solo flight from New York to Paris in 1927. Instead, he reasoned his successful, long distance, record breaking flight was due to careful planning, a good airplane and a reliable engine. That said, "Lucky Lindy" is still a great sounding old tune!

2017-07-13 / Local Hartness Airport marks 90th anniversary of Lindbergh visit On Wednesday, July 26, 1927, Charles Lindbergh (right) visited Springfield, Vermont. He is shown with James Hartness. This historic event will be marked with a program on Wednesday, July 26 at the Hartness Airport. (Courtesy) On Wednesday, July 26, 1927, Charles Lindbergh (right) visited Springfield, Vermont. He is shown with James Hartness. This historic event will be marked with a program on Wednesday, July 26 at the Hartness Airport. (Courtesy) NORTH SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — This summer marks the 90th anniversary of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s historic visit to Springfield. On Wednesday, July 26, the date of the original visit in 1927, there will be a ceremony held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. to commemorate this event at Hartness State Airport in North Springfield. Admission is free. On July 26, 1927, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh flew his “Spirit of St. Louis” airplane to Springfield, Vermont as part of a national program to celebrate his famous New York to Paris flight earlier that year. His visit drew large crowds to Springfield, including a famous ceremony at the local airport, hosted by James Hartness. Lindbergh stayed in the Hartness House during his time in the community. The highlight of this 90th anniversary event will be a gilder arrival, named “The Spirit of Anne Morrow Lindbergh," at 2 p.m. The ceremonial leading greeter of the famous flyer will be none other than his daughter Reeve Lindbergh Tripp, who now lives in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Tripp has carried on with the extraordinary legacy of her mother, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, with her own treasure of creative and inspirational writings. Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh left the halls of Smith College to succeed as an ideal partner in future Lindbergh Aviation research projects. Her participation in these flights earned her admission to no less than four aviation-related halls of fame and she was the first woman to hold a glider pilot’s license in the United States. For more information, call Walter Striedieck at (802) 460-3686 or Hartness State Airport/Springfield Aviation at (802) 886-2647.