I am reading Lindbergh's 1953 book on his NY to Paris flight "The spirit of St Louis". I have read this book several times and own a 1st edition. I read this book the first time when I was a kid. Growing up in a aviation orientated family it was a no brainer and he was my role model as a young man. I have visited his grave site on Maui twice so I guess he still is my hero. When he completed his NY to Paris flight he was for quite some time the most famous man in the world. Some of his positions later in life were controversial but his accomplishments were many and they can't be taken from him in my opinion. He was an accomplished pilot, writer and inventor. It is very popular right now for some to take historical figures out of context and make them into villains which I believe is unfair. If you haven't read this book and especially if you are a aviation buff I highly recommend it. If you are interested in Lindbergh's life "Lindbergh" by Scott Berg is probably the most comprehensive. Both books are available on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-St-Louis- ... +lindbergh
https://www.amazon.com/Lindbergh-Scott- ... +lindbergh
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I am using a new photo site to post my photos "Postimage". It was easy to setup an account and easy to use for whatever it's worth. Photobucket can kiss my patootie.
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I always recommend imgur.com for image uploading. Don't even need an account, although it helps you keep track of them if you have one. Lots of various extensions and mobile apps to help with uploading as well.
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Just be wary of accidentally posting things publically, as that's pretty easy to do with imgur. Private hosting is also free and simple, it's just also possible to accidentally share what you host to the gallery for social media judgement.shortspecialbus wrote:I always recommend imgur.com for image uploading. Don't even need an account, although it helps you keep track of them if you have one. Lots of various extensions and mobile apps to help with uploading as well.
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