Amelia Earhart
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2 days ago · Amelia Earhart (born July 24, 1897, Atchison, Kansas, U.S.—disappeared July 2, 1937, near Howland Island, central Pacific Ocean) was an American aviator, one of the world’s most celebrated, who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
- Sir Arthur Whitten Brown
Brown was trained as an engineer and became a pilot in the...
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Maurice Farman (born March 21, 1877, Paris—died Feb. 25,...
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Beryl Markham (born October 26, 1902, Leicester,...
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1 day ago · (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — She remains America’s favorite missing person: aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. She was so popular in the 1930s, her fame and admiration made her the Taylor Swift of her ...
21 hours ago · On July 2, 1937, aviatrix Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared while flying over the Pacific in their Lockheed Electra 10-E. Although the disappearance was 87 years ago, it remains ...
3 days ago · She defied them all, and set record after record! And when Earhart became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, she immediately became an American icon and a subject of endless fascination for generations to come.
4 days ago · American aviator Amelia Earhart, the first such woman, flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932 and from Hawaii to California in 1935. While attempting to fly around the world, she crashed in the Pacific Ocean in 1937. Amelia Mary Earhart was an aviation pioneer and author. Earhart received the Distinguished Flying Cross award.
5 days ago · The Amelia Earhart Fellowship was established in 1938 in honor of famed pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart. The $10,000 Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 30 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences.
2 days ago · Eilish Quigley from the Amelia Earhart Legacy Association committee said the finished mural marks a new horizon being reached. She added: “The mural is keeping the story of Amelia Earhart’s historic landing in Derry 92 years ago alive and strengthens our connections with Amelia's family and friends in her hometown, Atchison, Kansas.
