AMELIA EARHART
Name: Amelia Mary Earhart
Born: 24 July 1897 Atchison, Kansas, USA
Died Date of death: unknown.
Missing 2 July 1937 over central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island, and declared
dead on 5 January 1939.
Amelia Mary Earhart (24 July 1897 - missing 2 July 1937, declared deceased 5
January 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer, author and women's rights
advocate. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying
Cross, which she was awarded as the first woman "aviatrix" to fly solo across
the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books
about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The
Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.
Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island during an
attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937. Fascination
with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.
Name: Amelia Mary Earhart
Born: 24 July 1897 Atchison, Kansas, USA
Died Date of death: unknown.
Missing 2 July 1937 over central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island, and declared
dead on 5 January 1939.
Amelia Mary Earhart (24 July 1897 - missing 2 July 1937, declared deceased 5
January 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer, author and women's rights
advocate. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying
Cross, which she was awarded as the first woman "aviatrix" to fly solo across
the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books
about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The
Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.
Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island during an
attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937. Fascination
with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.