In August of 1928, Amelia Earhart accepted the role of Vice President of Public Relations for the New York, Philadelphia & Washington Airways, one of the early commercial passenger airlines in the United States. This position came shortly after her historic transatlantic flight as a passenger, which had catapulted her into the public eye. The […]
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Amelia Earhart is Fatigued
Amelia Earhart landed at Newark Municipal Airport on August 28, 1932 after completing the first solo nonstop transcontinental flight by a woman, flying her Lockheed Vega 5B from Los Angeles to Newark in 19 hours, 5 minutes. A small but enthusiastic crowd of about 150 people gathered on the tarmac, rushing past police guards to […]
Amelia Earhart Day!
Amelia Earhart Day celebrates the inspiring life of famous American pilot, Amelia Earhart. July 24 was chosen in honor of her birthday, but no other details of how the holiday came about are known. She would have been 129 on this day. Amelia Earhart’s love of flying began in December 1920, with her first flight […]
Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan on July 5, 1937
On July 5, 1937, Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were still en route to Howland Island after their final leg of the around‑the‑world flight. They had departed Lae, New Guinea on July 2, carrying 1,100 gallons of fuel for a 2,556‑mile crossing. By July 5, they had not yet reached their destination, and the […]
Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan on July 4, 1937
On July 4, 1937, Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were still en route to Howland Island, the final leg of their ambitious around‑the‑world flight. They had departed Lae, New Guinea, on July 2, 1937, with a 2,500‑mile journey ahead, heavily fueled and expected to take about 18–20 hours. By July 4, they were deep […]
Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan on July 3, 1937
On July 3, 1937, the world was gripped by uncertainty as news spread that famed aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, had gone missing the previous day during their ambitious attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The pair had departed from Lae, New Guinea, on July 2, aiming to reach Howland Island — a […]
Amelia Earhart’s July 2, 1937 Flight
On July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan took off from Lae, New Guinea, aboard their Lockheed Electra 10E Special, NR16020, bound for Howland Island in the South Pacific. The 2,243‑nautical‑mile leg was the most dangerous of their planned circumnavigation, with the tiny island so small that missing it meant certain death in […]
Amelia Earhart’s Flight on July 1, 1937
Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were delayed at Lae, New Guinea, awaiting the start of their longest leg of the around‑the‑world flight — a 2,556‑mile hop to Howland Island in the mid‑Pacific. The Lockheed Electra was fully loaded with fuel and oil, but adverse winds and threatening clouds kept them grounded. Radio interference also […]
On May 21, 1937, Amelia Earhart took off from Oakland, California, and headed east.
It was the start of her second attempt to fly around the world at the equator; an earlier try in March had ended just a few days into the trip when her Lockheed Electra L-10E crashed during takeoff in Honolulu. Despite that incident, Earhart remained determined to be the first pilot, man or woman, to […]