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Amelia Earhart began her second flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20, 1932, flying out from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. On her first flight, Earhart was only allowed to take notes as a passenger; on the second she flew solo, a feat only accomplished previously by Charles Lindbergh. Landing in a field near Londonderry, Ireland, Earhart completed the flight in 15 hours and 18 minutes, the fastest Atlantic crossing at that time.
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In June 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, embarked on a round-the-world flight, starting in California and mapping a 28,000 mile route along the earth's equator. On July 2, 1937, after completing 22,000 miles, the pair took off from New Guinea and headed toward Howland Island in the Pacific. Earhart and Noonan never reached the island; a faint distress call was the last anyone heard from the pilots. Rescuers launched a 16-day search...
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Amelia Earhart's remarkable aviation career was tragically cut short when Earhart and her navigator went missing over the Nukumanu Islands. Before her disappearance, Earhart's name became a household one, in 1932, when she was the first woman to make a solo-return transcontinental flight. Earhart flew her Lockheed Vega from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland to Londonderry, Ireland, on the fifth anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's famous flight. In the remaining...
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This series, featuring archival footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactment, reveals the price pioneering women paid for their achievements and adversities they overcame to emerge as triumphant, inspirational icons of the 20th century. This documentary explores the life and career of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. Husband and publicist George Putnam capitalized on her adventurous spirit and girl-next-door personality to create a celebrity persona....