Emilia earhart

Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots Celebrates Pioneering Female Aviatrix Her life as a ground-breaking aviatrix -- linked with her mysterious d| Published: Sun, May 20, 2007 | Aero-News Network

Earhart, Amelia Mary, standing in front of her Lockheed Model 5C Vega NR965Y, at Wheeler Field, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, 11 January 1935. (Getty Images, Underwood Archives)

Amelia Earhart (July 24, 1897 – July 2, 1937) was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo ...

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Taken in 1932 this relaxed portrait shows Amelia Earhart sitting beside her red Lockheed Vega 5B after becoming the first woman—and the second person after Charles Lindbergh—to fly nonstop and solo across the Atlantic Ocean. 5 years later she would disappear while attempting to circumnavigate the globe, with her navigator Fred Noonan. The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Earhart was one of the most famous people in the world at the time of her disappearance. President…

Amelia Earhart as a red cross nurse

A few weeks back a team of researchers shared interesting new evidence that they believe reveals the location of Amelia Earhart’s missing plane. The team, who are all members of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), showed sonar readings that indicate a man-made object had been found off the coast of a remote island in the South Pacific that is believed to be a possible final resting place for the famous aviator and her co-pilot. Since then, the sonar readings have…

99s Museum of Women Pilots, Oklahoma City Picture: Copy of Amelia Earhart's pilots licence, 1923 - Check out Tripadvisor members' 13 candid photos and videos of 99s Museum of Women Pilots

A group of researchers believes Amelia Earhart made several attempts to reach civilization in her final days - and that her messages got through.