what was the name of the person who escaped capture by flying?

Question

there was this show on pbs a logn time ago i think, it had ppl sneeking in supplies of some sort through the middle peice in records and other small items, it was during the 30's i think in germany? i think it MIGHT be lindbergh but im not sure. the person eventually escaped through a window in a attic with a flying device

Answer 1

I think that you are talking about this episode of Nova: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2803naziprison.html

Answer 2

IT WAS ICURUS BUT HE FLEW TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN AND THE WAX THAT WAS HOLDING HIS FEATHERS IN PLACE MELTED, THE FEATHERS FELL OUT AND HE FELL TO THE EARTH AND DIED