Charles Lindbergh is sworn in as reserve Brigadier General and serves on site commission for first U.S. Air Force Academ

Charles A. Lindbergh, famed for his 1927 solo flight to Paris, is sworn in as a Reserve Brigadier General at the Pentagon. At 52, he is tasked with selecting a site for the first U.S. Air Force Academy, with Orlando, Florida as the initial stop. Despite shunning publicity in recent years, Lindbergh steps back into the public eye to help build America's modern air force.

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