Re: Lindbergh he qualified in his own time as an aviation hero and he could definitely write. He married well, his wife Anne Morrow was personality wise worth two of him, read her book as well as his. I've seen part of her recorded interviews and I believe she shared some of his racist views pre-War. I believe she may well have lived to learn about his unpublicized German family. Got to keep those good Northern European genes in the mix.

During WW2 he was not allowed to serve in combat, but he consulted for the Army Air Force in developing guidelines for extending the range of military aircraft for long water overflights, something we can all agree he knew about.