Amelia Earhart: Flying Over The Atlantic

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Amelia Earhart women of mystery!!Amelia Earhart one of the greatest women in the world, flew over the Atlantic, but how did she die? She was adored all over the world but no one in the world really knew what happened to Amelia Earhart.Amelia Earhart flew over the Atlantic,but somehow landed on an island in the pacific: and finally, the investigators found 13 bones that were too large for a European women. Amelia Earhart was the first women who flew over the Atlantic.She studied very hard to become a pilot. She went to pilot school to become a great pilot. “Women must try to do things as men have tried.“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.She had great hope for flying over the Atlantic. “I have often

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