This picture of Ken Scholter, left, with Charles Lindbergh was taken from the book “A Place in the Sky,” by Richard David Wissolik. BUTLER EAGLE FILE PHOTO

Wednesday marks the 95th anniversary of the beginning of the career of an aviation pioneer with ties to Butler County.

The then-17-year-old Ken Scholter had the unforgettable experience this day of meeting famous American pilot Charles Lindbergh.

In 1927, when Lindbergh was doing a flying tour of the United States after his transatlantic solo flight, he landed at Bettis Field, which later became known as Pittsburgh-McKeesport Airport.

Scholter had made a large sign reading "Hello Lindy" that could be seen from the air. Lindbergh saw the sign and decided to land and meet the sign's maker.

According to writer Joyce Echevaria's research, Scholter became involved in the fledgling field of aviation in 1924 when the 14-year-old began running errands and doing odd jobs for pilots at Pittsburgh-McKeesport Airport.

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