Charles A. Lindbergh Letter from S.S. Aquitania - Page 1 (1939)

Page 1 of an autograph letter from Charles A. Lindbergh on S.S. Aquitania stationery discussing assisted takeoffs with Donald Hall. — Charles A. Lindbergh Letter from S.S. Aquitania - Page 1 (1939) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Page 1 of a four-page letter written by Charles A. Lindbergh to Donald A. Hall Sr. aboard the ocean liner S.S. Aquitania on April 10, 1939. Lindbergh expresses delight at reconnecting with his former Chief Engineer, endorses Hall's ongoing engineering research into assisted takeoffs for heavily loaded aircraft, and opens an analysis questioning the prevailing belief that flying boats would dominate future transatlantic commercial routes.