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Who Was Amelia Earhart?

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Early Life

Becoming a Pilot

First Transatlantic Flight as a Passenger

Book and Celebrity Persona

First Solo Flight Across the Atlantic by a Woman

Husband George Putnam

Last Flight and Disappearance

Theories and Investigations Into Earhart’s Disappearance

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Who Was Amelia Earhart?

Amelia Earhart, fondly known as “Lady Lindy,” was an American aviator who mysteriously disappeared in July 1937 while trying to circumnavigate the globe from the equator. Earhart was the 16th woman to be issued a pilot’s license. She had several notable flights, including becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928, as well as the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific.…