This summer marks the 90th anniversary of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s historic visit to Springfield, Vermont. On Wednesday, July 26, the date of the original visit in 1927, the public is welcome to attend a ceremony from 1 to 3:30 to commemorate this event at Hartness State Airport in North Springfield. Admission will be free.
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2017-07-19 / Springfield
Lindbergh’s daughter to visit Springfield for ‘Spirit’ 90th anniversary
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Col. Charles Lindbergh’s daughter, Reeve Lindbergh Tripp, stands with local pilot Walter Striedieck (as "Lindbergh") at the 2012 anniversary commemoration of the “Spirit of St. Louis” visiting Springfield. Tripp will visit the Hartness State Airport this month to mark the 90th anniversary of the event.
COURTESY Col. Charles Lindbergh’s daughter, Reeve Lindbergh Tripp, stands with local pilot Walter Striedieck (as "Lindbergh") at the 2012 anniversary commemoration of the “Spirit of St. Louis” visiting Springfield. Tripp will visit the Hartness State Airport this month to mark the 90th anniversary of the event.
UPDATE: Editor's note: Times for the event and the glider arrival have changed. The story below has been updated to reflect the new times.
NORTH SPRINGFIELD — This summer marks the 90th anniversary of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s historic visit to Springfield, Vermont. On Wednesday, July 26, the date of the original visit in 1927, the public is welcome to attend a ceremony from 3:30 to 5 p.m. to commemorate this event at Hartness State Airport in North Springfield. Admission will be free.
On July 26, 1927, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh flew his “Spirit of St. Louis” airplane to Springfield 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 the arrival of a glider named “The Spirit of Anne Morrow Lindbergh," at 4 p.m. The ceremonial leading greeter of the famous flyer will be none other than Lindbergh’s daughter, Reeve Lindbergh Tripp, who now lives in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Tripp has carried on with the extraordinary legacy of her mother, Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh, with her own treasure of creative and inspirational writings. Anne 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 four aviation-related halls of fame. 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.
I'd be a lot more impressed to see Bob and Alice at the funeral of a young addict. Perhaps make a pledge to remove those from our communities that deal death for profit. But what the hell, the idiots that keep voting them in are only interested in social service benefits and mindless photo ops. I wonder how Bob and Alice sleep at night.
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