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Statue of Charles Lindbergh, Wing-Walker.

Statue of Charles Lindbergh, Wing-Walker

Field review by the editors.

Americus, Georgia

Charles Lindbergh was famous for being the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. A tiny airport in Georgia is where he first flew solo, period. That was in 1923. In 1985 Georgia erected a monument to remember it.

Lindbergh was a handsome fellow, but you'd never know it by looking at this monument. It shows him wing-walking, a stunt that he performed at air shows to earn money so that he could come to this airport and buy a plane so that he could fly solo. But the sculpture makes it look as if Lucky Lindy had a hunchback, or as if he had a seed pod growing out of his spine (it's actually his flapping coat). The statue actually looks more like a Ghostbusters-era Bill Murray surfing than a Charles Lindbergh wing-walking. Of course, those are all reasons why you should visit it. You wouldn't make a detour to see a sculpture of Lindbergh buying an airplane.

Also, the base of the column on which it stands appears to be rusting. Get here before Lindy crashes!

Statue of Charles Lindbergh, Wing-Walker

Souther Field Airport

Address:
Airport Rd, Americus, GA
Directions:
At the entrance to Souther Field Airport. Drive north from Americus on Hwy 49 for about three miles, then turn west on Airport Rd. The statue will be straight ahead.
RA Rates:
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