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Amelia Earhart America’s Great Airplane Pilot

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1 Amelia Earhart America’s Great Airplane Pilot

2 The First Airplane – The Wright Brothers – 1903

3 Amelia Earhart’s Childhood House

4 Handmade roller coaster – 1904

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6 Nurse’s aide during World War II – 1917

7 Amelia sees an air show

8 Amelia is one of the first women pilots – 1923

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11 Medal from U.S. President Herbert Hoover – 1932

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13 Amelia with her husband George Putnam

14 Amelia Earhart’s Records as a Pilot
1928 – First woman pilot to fly round trip solo across the U.S. 1930 – Set women pilot’s speed record of flying 181 miles per hour 1932 – First woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean 1933 – The fastest woman pilot to fly across the United States 1935 – First pilot to fly solo from Hawaii to California 1935 – First pilot to fly solo from Los Angeles to Mexico City 1935 – First pilot to fly solo from Mexico City to New Jersey

15 Amelia’s Lockheed Electra

16 1937

17 Amelia Earhart – America’s Great Airplane Pilot

18 Women Pilots Today


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