Charles A. Lindbergh Letter from S.S. Aquitania - Page 2 (1939)

Page 2 of an autograph letter from Charles A. Lindbergh analyzing New York harbor winter ice and transoceanic flying boat hazards. — Charles A. Lindbergh Letter from S.S. Aquitania - Page 2 (1939) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Page 2 of Charles A. Lindbergh's April 10, 1939 letter to Donald A. Hall Sr. Lindbergh argues that successful transoceanic passenger routes must operate directly out of New York rather than southern ports, points out the aerodynamic disadvantages of flying boats, and explains how freezing winter ice in New York harbors and Long Island Sound creates severe operational hazards for water-based transports.