John Cilio, a Connecticut aviation historian and author of numerous related books, will present “So Much More About Charles Lindberg,” sharing many known and unknown stories about the famed aviator on Sunday, October 9, when he is the guest speaker for Newtown Historical Society.

The program, co-hosted by C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, will begin at 2 pm.

When hearing the name Charles Lindbergh, most people think of this aviator’s historic nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1927 or the kidnapping and death of his son five years later. Yet as Cilio’s intriguing storytelling will detail, Lindbergh’s life was about so much more, especially at the time of World War II.

Lindbergh’s strong isolationism and political stance prior to the war and then about-face aviation involvement after Pearl Harbor makes an interesting narrative.

Cilio will discuss such military support as flying as a US Army Air Service Cadet, making dangerous airmail routes for the US Postal Service, surviving a compass malfunction in the Bermuda Triangle, and assisting WWII fighter pilots. Without having permission for active military affiliation, Lindbergh surreptitiously supported US combat missions that were attacking Japanese planes.

All are welcome to join historical society members, free of charge.

Reservations are not needed but additional information is available from program facilitator Gordon Williams, at gmwllw@charter.net.