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Parka, Lockheed Sirius "Tingmissartoq", Lindbergh

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Anne Morrow Lindbergh wore this white wool parka as she flew with her husband Charles on survey flights across the North and South Atlantic in 1933. Anne and Charles filled most of their plane's storage space with tools, survival gear, and canned rations, allowing themselves only 18 pounds of personal luggage each, including suitcase. Their clothing thus had to be lightweight, but also warm since they would by flying over some of the coldest places on earth, including Greenland, Iceland, and Scandinavia. This parka and its accompanying hood weighed only 3.4 pounds and its thick wool would have kept Anne warm in the unheated cockpit.

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  • Title: Parka, Lockheed Sirius "Tingmissartoq", Lindbergh
  • Physical Dimensions: Clothing: 94 x 152.4 x 5.1cm, 1.5kg (37 x 60 x 2 in., 3 3/8lb.)Other (Hem): 63.5cm (25 in.)Other (Hood): 22.9 x 34.3 x 3.8cm (9 in. x 13 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in.)
  • External Link: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection/id/nasm_A20030079041
  • Medium: Wool
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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