Amelia Earhart Timeline

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Amelia Earhart Timeline

She was born on July 24, 1897
From Atchison, Kansas.
On 25th birthday she bought a new biplane and painted it yellow.
Jan 3rd 1921 Flying lessons
Oct 1922 First woman to fly to 1400 ft

May 15th 1923 Pilot Licence (License No. 6017)1 of 16 women to have one,
First woman to fly at 1300ft
1927 500 unaccompanied flight hrs
Aug 1928 first women to fly across North America and back
Aug 1928 Proposed to by George P Putnam who helped plan and promote her trans-Atlantic flight.
Married feb 7th 1931
1932 Flew solo across atlantic
1937 March Flight across the world Failed
1st June flight across the world DEPART
Arrived in New Guinea June 29th 7000 Miles remained all over Pacific Ocean.
3 days later depart from New Guinea

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