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Amelia Earhart

Type Aviator and Writer
Born 24 July, 1897 – Atchison, Kansas, United States
Disappeared 2 July, 1937 – Pacific Ocean
Presumed Dead 5 January, 1939
Known For Setting aviation records, and her disappearance

Learning Point

  • Amelia Earhart was a famous woman aviator, who set many records, including the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean on her own. She disappeared in 1937, with no trace of her or her plane ever being found.

Project

  • Draw Amelia Earhart flying one of her planes.
  • Overview
  • Lockheed Vega 5B Plane
Amelia Earhart pilot license photo
See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Lockheed Vega 5C plane used by Amelia Earhart
Sergio Caltagirone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Location

Location (Birthplace) Atchison, Kansas, United States

Fun Facts

  • She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic in 1928, and in 1932 was the first to do so as a solo pilot.
  • In 1929 she helped found an organization of female pilots that later became known as the Ninety-Nines.
  • In 1935 she made history with the first solo flight from Hawaii to California2,408 miles long, a longer distance than that from the United States to Europe.
  • Her disappearance has led to many ideas about how and where she disappeared, but no evidence has been found of her plane or her and her copilotFred Noonan.

Past Lessons

70 April 13, 2023 (North America)
89 August 17, 2023 (North America)
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