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Amelia Rose Earhart was embarrassed by her name when she ... Taking off at 8 a.m. tomorrow in Oakland, Calif., she’ll fly to Denver for a ceremonial send-off. Then she’ll continue, embarking ...

Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel. The Kansas native was flying a Lockheed Model 10 ...

Explore the gripping story of Ric Gillespie, who has devoted his life to solving the mystery of Amelia ... Earhart achieved numerous aviation records in the 1930s, becoming the first woman to fly ...

They could fly much further and faster, even all the way across the oceans. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly on her own all the way from America to the UK, across the Atlantic Ocean.

Amelia Earhart, a Kansas girl, discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23, and within 12 years has progressed to winning the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane ...

But one pilot and therapist tells Newsweek that a fear of flying can be managed effectively ... the women's aviator group founded in 1929 with Amelia Earhart as its first president, Johnson ...

Pennsylvania is one of the oldest states in the USA, with a rich history of aviation. Pittsburgh, in particular, has been home to many flying feats, such as Gustave Whitehead’s motorized flight in ...