Charles Lindbergh
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Charles Lindbergh, or Lindburgh, (PROSE: Jupiter) was a pioneer of Earth aviation. In 1927, he became the first man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. He was known as the "Spirit of St. Louis". (WC: Real Time [+]Loading...["Real Time (webcast)"])
The Doctor took flying lessons from Lindbergh by his fourth incarnation. (PROSE: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang)
He was a personal hero of both the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe. The Doctor tried to take Evelyn to meet Lindbergh in St. Louis in 1927, (WC: Real Time [+]Loading...["Real Time (webcast)"]) but they ended up on a gas dredger orbiting Jupiter. (PROSE: Jupiter)