A beautiful place. Been there and flown over many times. Whoever is at the controls always dips their wings in salute to this great aviator, inspiration to aviators old and young.
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What some people may not know is that Lindbergh was a huge bird conservationist and once said if he had to he preferred birds over airplanes. 
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One of the major facts about Lindbergh (and there are other surprises) is that he fell in love with Maui because he had been sent to Ewa MCAS on Oahu in 1944 to teach Marines how to fly the high performance Vought 4FU Corsair fighter plane. On many training missions they flew over to Maui and around Haleakala and he saw and fell in love with his future home by Hana Ranch.
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Lindbergh also was exposed for the first time in his life to snorkling at the beautiful White Plains beach just below MCAS Ewa. He described it as one of the greatest revelations in his life - seeing so many tropical fish and marine life up close in the crystal clear waters. He vowed to return.