Show LINDBERGH TO TOMAKE MAKE RETURN ORIENT fliGHT I I I Famous Colonel and Wife Announce Announce Announce An An- Plan to Use Plane Both Ways ROUTE MAY BE STORMY Pontoons Being Placed on Speedy Craft Copyright 1931 by United Press NEW YORK June 5 UP UP Col Colonel onel onci Charles A. A Lindbergh h and his wire wife plan to make their forthcoming ing aerial visit to the Orient a around around around round trip by air he told the United Unit Unit- ed ad Press today Tho visit as he terms his new venture into the air was announced at the state department as a flight light to China and Japan but it was not st st. stated ted whether he would come back in his plane He hadn't contemplated coming back any other way he lie said today In revealing that his plans contemplate plate lat a trip round journey STORMS FREQUENT The probable routing Involves sev several several ev eral over water jumps these are not of extreme distance However weather conditions arc are almost never ideal oV over r the stretch and sudden storms are frequent It was clear Lindbergh was not re regarding regarding garding the coming flight as partle particularly hazardous His observation as to organized airways however gave a 0 clue to his realization that the new trip while purely a a. visit Involves involves In in- possible obstacles The United Press asked Colonel Lindbergh the questions Indicated above and he answered freely The interview came during the forenoon after a press conference with the colonel had been canceled because the colonel notified his office oice here that he was unable to arrive for tor It Lindbergh Intends to fly his plane across the country with pontoons attached at- at fo Theres water at both ends of ot the Continued on PO Pace tI Two To LINDBERGH TO TOMAKE TOMAKE MAKE RETURN ORIENT fliGHT Continued from rue Pare One route you know he said Suggestions that this equipment would permit a landing on the Great Lakes at Chicago were countered with the reply that his Itinerary was not yet mapped out definitely Pontoon equipped planes are de designed designed designed de- de signed for water landing but they can also be landed on soft ground s. I |