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The Lindberghs’ Forgotten Flight to the Orient

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In 1931 the celebrated aviator and his wife set out on an adventure across the Canadian north to chart a potential route for Pan Am passenger service. One long flight: no timeline, no start or finish, no diplomatic or commercial significance and no records to be sought. That was how Charles Lindbergh described the 1931 …

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