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 ...

One of America’s most interesting characters, Amelia Earhart, still captivates the world eighty-eight years after her ...

For her 1937 flight, Amelia Earhart (shown in 1936) had to get permission from the Sultan of Oman to fly over his territory. The British interfered, but finally relented. In the 1930s many ...

“Amelia Earhart absolutely disregarded all orders ... in which a famous female flier (played by Rosalind Russell) flying around the world is recruited to secretly spy on islands in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The pioneering 20th century pilot Amelia Earhart caught the world by storm with her bold spirit, adventurous accomplishments and tragic disappearance at age 39, during her 1937 attempt to fly around ...