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Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas. Her parents were Edwin and Amy Earhart. She had a sister named Muriel. Amelia was named after her two grandmothers.
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Amelia Earhart became a volunteer nurse during World War 1. (Otherwise known as WW1) While working as a nurse in the airfield, she bcame interested in planes.
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Amelia graduated Hyde Park High school. The school was in Chicago. She proved herself to be intelligent.
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I know this time was a win lose situation that Amelia didn't know about. I say this because she had to move across the country from St. Paul Mn. to Chicago. Although, while in Chicago she became more fasinated with avaition.
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Not really:( I say Snooky because Amelia had her first flight lesson from a lady named Neta Snook, who's nickname is Snooky. At the time Neta was on of the very few women that was able to fly.
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On July 1, 1921 Amelia Earhart bought her first plane. The name was Canary, hence the name of the event. The Canary was a Kinner Airster. She rode the Canary for 7 years.
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During this time Amelia Earhart became an observer over the Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland, Burry Port, and Wales. In case you don't know, an observer is a person that watches over something.
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The first official record she set was when she flew as a passenger over the Atlantic Ocean in 20 hours and 40 minutes. She was riding the Fokker F7 Friendship.
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At this time Amelia bought a small plane called the Avro Avian as you see from the title above. It is a small; english plane given to Amelia by Lady Mary Heath.
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In this time Amelia Earhart published the book 20 hours and 40 minutes, and became avaition editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine.
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The Ninety Nines is a flight organization for women avaitors. Amelia Earhart founded the organization.
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Amelia at this time was elected as an official for National Aeronautic Association and encouraged the Federation Aeronautique Internationale to help women avaitors.
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Earhart placed third in the First Women's Air Derby and upgraded from her Avian to her most known plane the Lockheed Vega.
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This time she set women's speed record for 100 kilometers with no load, and with a load of 500 kilograms.
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At this time Earhart became vice president of public relations for new airline. Also vice president of New York, Philadelphia and Washington Airways.
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In 1932 Earhart took flight solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She flew across in a total of 14 hours and 56 minutes. She set the Women's Nonstop Transcontinental Speed Record. Earhart flew 2,477.8 miles in 19 hours and 5 minutes.
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Amelia sadly broke her previous transcontinental (all around the world) speed record by making the same time which is in 17hrs 7min.
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Did you know that Amelia was the first person to solo fly the 2,408 miles across the Pacific Ocean? Well it is true. She also flied over Honolulu, California and Oakland.
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In 1935 Earhart was the first person to fly solo nonstop from Mexico City to Newark in 14hrs 19min. (Awesome, right?!?)
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On this day Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan set out to fly across the world. Sadly, on this day she died. No one knows what happened but sadly it was her time. She dissapeared over Pacific Ocean.
