Transport: Renewal

Britons have been so wrought up about Charles Augustus Lindbergh’s personal tragedy and subsequent flight to England that they have almost forgotten that Charles Lindbergh’s first fame was connected with an aeronautical feat as yet unduplicated. Clerks in the Air Ministry at London looked up in surprise last week when a tall, hatless young man strode in.

“My name is Lindbergh,” he said. “I want to renew my license. I am sorry to trouble you and hope it will not cause any difficulty.”

It appeared that Colonel Lindbergh, who has not flown since he reached England, could not comply with the British regulation requiring flying time within 30 days of license renewal. However, he said he believed he could get his U. S. flying record from Washington, if that would help. The Air Ministry thought it would not be necessary, authorized him to fly a private plane anywhere he liked over Great Britain.