Charles Nungesser

Charles Nungesser was a French ace pilot of the Lafayette Escadrille and was the squadron's reckless, flamboyant and charismatic hero with fancy flying. Because of his daring exploits, he was prone to injuries; he wore golden teeth and was almost always seen in plaster and bandages, but he was also richly decorated.

History
Indiana Jones as a Belgian Captain, was temporarily attached to the Lafayette Escadrille. He was introduced to Nungesser after he had shot down Lothar von Richthofen, by Len Hall. As he exclaimed to Len, Nungesser looked like a walking accident. Nungesser welcomed the newcomer, and requested to be included in a souvenir photo-shoot.

When Baron Manfred von Richthofen captured Harold Green and Indy, when he learned that his prisoner was from Lafayette Escadrille, he invited him as a luncheon guest, and asked about Nungesser. He decided that as Lothar's older brother, he should avenge the humiliation of his brother, and wrote an invitation for a challenge at dawn over St. Quentin's castle. The message which was dropped over the squadron field by Lothar.

That evening, the pilots drove to Paris and met Nungesser while he was partying. Nungesser accepted the challenge and decided that he should fly over there alone, as the Baron would be. He also demanded that Indy should be there, photographing his victory. During the duel, Nungesser managed to shoot von Richthofen, but a full German squadron suddenly attacked and Nungesser was shot down and fell in the No Man's Land. He was rescued soon after and returned to the field, when Indy had developed the photograph of the falling Baron and suspected that he would going to be furious as soon as he saw the photograph in the press.

Nungesser had to drive back to Paris before they found out he had been flying and said good bye to worrying Jones. Nungesser believed so much that Indy would do fine during his two-week assignment, that he promised to return when it was over with a champagne, and drive him back to Paris. Indeed, when the days were over, he showed up and came to take Indy back; during the trip he told Indy that he was in a hurry, because he had a new piloting assignment, "very hush-hush".

Nungesser flies Young Indiana in and out of Germany in a German biplane to accomplish an undercover spy mission concerning Dutch aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker (played by Craig Kelly), who was building new planes like the Fokker Dr.I for Germany's war effort.

Behind the scenes
Nungesser was played by Patrick Toomey