Using Charles Lindberg as a pulp hero?

[Oldben1]

Does anyone use Lindberg as a hero or a miniature in their game?  I have a basic model of the SPirit of St. Louis and thought it would look good as terrain.

[d phipps]

I have not used Lindbergh, but I supposed Pulp Figures Buzz or Major Venture (PHP11) would work fairly well.

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[Heldrak]

There are certainly plenty of excellent pulp pilot models out there (Artizan makes several as part of their Thrilling Tales line, including a not-Amelia Airhardt model). If legends are true, the historical Lindberg held some pretty unsavory political opinions (Nazi sympathizer, etc.) which might tend to disqualify him as a pulp hero...

[Oldben1]

I've read several biographies, each with their own interpretation.  Maybe he would be better as a minior character.

[coggon]

On a summer vacation a few years ago we toured his childhood home, which got me to thinking about a what if/revisionist history scenario in which he was really a deep cover spy.  The scenario invloved him being somewhere in Germany-his cover had been blown and the information he was carrying was vital and he needed to get out. 

But then I got distracted by something shinier and haven't gotten back to it

[joroas]

But then I got distracted by something shinier and haven't gotten back to it

 

[argsilverson]

On a summer vacation a few years ago we toured his childhood home, which got me to thinking about a what if/revisionist history scenario in which he was really a deep cover spy.  The scenario invloved him being somewhere in Germany-his cover had been blown and the information he was carrying was vital and he needed to get out. 

But then I got distracted by something shinier and haven't gotten back to it

Try read the book:
"the plot against america" by philip roth.
interesting stuff in an alternative history!
no image or link since the book cover has the dreaded symbol!

[Hammers]

Try read the book:
"the plot against america" by philip roth.
interesting stuff in an alternative history!
no image or link since the book cover has the dreaded symbol!

Read it and loved it. A very good 'what if' account.

[Heldrak]

Hmmm... I didn't think about an alternate history scenario. That would be an interesting take on things.

[Argonor]

This was despite him being there as a technical observer, and under ultra strict orders to keep himself out of harm's way.

Ever seen a movie with american pilots that abided to being grounded? 

[leadfool]

At least one of the Very American Civil War or ACW2 alternate history games has Lindbergh cast as the Nationalist (Fascist) leader, with J. Edgar Hoover as his main Henchman.  Check it out in the Interwar forum.

[Doc Twilight]

In our version of the ACW2 setting, Lindbergh is pretty much the head of the American Nationalist government. I just can't see him going anyplace else politically.

I had a prof in undergrad who speculated that the loss of Lindbergh's child dramatically altered Lindbergh's mental state of mind, and, ultimately, his political viewpoint, as he claimed that Lindbergh had few "overt" political views, one way or another, until around the time of the loss of Charles, jr. No proof of this myself, but it was an interesting idea. I sort of play off it in the ACW2 book with the infamous "Many Headed Hydra" speech.

Fascism was relatively popular in America, even in the Jewish community. Nazism, for obvious reasons, was not. So, a lot of the "Nationalists" and "Nativists" (except, perhaps, for radicals like the Silver Legion) looked askance at Lindbergh. Remember - the Fascists under Mussolini initially hated the Nazis, thought of them as godless thugs.

We do plan to do a Lindbergh for our ACW2 line, likely in some form of military dress.

To his credit (and I loathe the man's simpering admiration for Hitler, so this is a big stretch for me), he did in fact fly combat missions in the Pacific, partly as a means of trying to restore his reputation after being so blatantly pro-Nazi for so long.

-Doc