5/20/1932: First Female Solo Transatlantic Flight
This is how Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly nonstop solo across the Atlantic.
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This is how Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly nonstop solo across the Atlantic.
Amelia Earhart had already established herself as an American icon when she vanished over the Pacific in 1937 — and promising new sonar images of what may be her plane has interest in her soaring to new heights.
What happened to the pioneering American pilot, who disappeared over the Pacific in 1937, remains one of the 20th century’s most enduring mysteries
What happened to the pioneering American pilot, who disappeared over the Pacific in 1937, remains one of the 20th century’s most enduring mysteries
“On 2 July 1937, Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan took off from Papua New Guinea, nearing the end of their record-setting journey around the world never to be seen again. Until today.”