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DIED. DONALD ENGEN, 75, head of the National Air and Space Museum and a much decorated Navy pilot; when the glider in which he was a passenger crashed near Minden, Nev., while he was on vacation with his wife. A gliding enthusiast who headed the FAA in the 1980s, Engen oversaw the exhibition of such gems as the Spirit of St. Louis, which Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jul. 26, 1999 | 7/26/1999 | See Source »

...literary metaphor. Instead, the story just happens, which may cause many readers to feel disoriented and lost as the first few chapters progress, fluently transgressing borders of time and place. When Lindbergh is describing a memorable flyinglesson of her youth, she deftly weaves in hermother's experiences as a glider pilot, soaring onthermals some 15 to 20 years earlier...

Author: By Christina B. Rosenberger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: In an Aeroplane Over the Sea; In a Volkswagon of Security | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

...that's missing is "Isn't it rich?/ Are we a pair?" But thanks to his own smart arrangements, a supple baritone and a natural way with a lyric, Smith runs these gauntlets admirably. On Misty his crooning, wordless intro finally touches down on the verse like a glider wafting back to earth--he's landed before we even know it, and that's only the start of the ride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: He's Still Playing Misty | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

LATEST VERSION: The current aircraft is 40% larger than the original U-2. The single-seat, single-engine, glider-like plane has a length of 63 ft. and a wingspan of 103 ft. Each plane costs an estimated $34 million, and 36 are on active duty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Nov. 24, 1997 | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

This time his men had to push Major John Howard, 81, over Pegasus Bridge in a wheelchair as they marched to lay a wreath on the monument marking the landing of the British glider troops l6 minutes into D-day. They were the first Allied soldiers on the ground, and they captured the bridge in a few minutes, a distinction they do not want to lose in the crowded annals of history. Every year since, they have come back to give a champagne toast on the minute for their small but stunning victory. The champagne is courtesy of the French...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Still Brave at Heart | 6/20/1994 | See Source »

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