Associated Press/1930/Boy Flier Plans Flight Around World Next June

Boy Flier Plans Flight Around World Next June. Boston, Massachusetts; December 13, 1930 (Associated Press) Eddie Schneider, former holder of the junior trans-continental flight record, today announced he would hop off on a lone flight around the world next June. He said would leave from Roosevelt Field, New York, and make stops at Paris, Berlin, Moscow, Alaska, and Seattle. Schneider expects to make the flight in twenty-two days.