Amelia Earhart was one of the greatest female pilots of all time. She made many achievements as a pilot, including being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. In 1937, she attempted to fly around the world but disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Despite extensive search efforts, her plane was never found. Earhart inspired many other female pilots and is considered a feminist icon for her pioneering achievements in aviation.
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Amelia Earhart
The greatest and most
ambitious woman pilot the
world has ever seen
Presented By :
Anwesha Panda
IX-B
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Objective
The objective of
this PowerPoint is
to show the
accomplishments
and life of one of
the greatest
female pilots to
ever live Amelia
Earhart
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The Early Days
Born July 24th
, 1897 in Kansas
She had no interest in flying while a child
When Amelia was 10 years old, she saw her
first plane "It was a thing of rusty wire and woo
and looked not at all interesting.
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The Thrill of Flying
Then she took her first flight"By the time I
had got two or three hundred feet off the
ground," she said, "I knew I had to fly."
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Achievements
October 22, 1922 - Broke women's altitude
record when she rose to 14,000 feet
Fall 1929 - Elected as an official for National
Aeronautic Association
May 20-21, 1932 - First woman to fly solo across
the Atlantic
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August 24-25, 1932 - First woman to fly solo
nonstop coast to coast; set women's nonstop
transcontinental speed record
April l9 - 20, 1935 - First person to fly solo from
Los Angeles to Mexico City
June 1, 1937 - Began flight around the world June
1937
More Achievements
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Fun Facts
Earhart was called "Lady Lindy" because
her features resembled that of Charles
Lindbergh.
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More Facts
The United States
government spent $4 million
looking for Earhart, which
made it the most costly and
intensive air and sea search
in history at that time.
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The Unknown
She left California on May 21,1937
"I have a feeling that there is just
about one more good flight left in
my system and I hope this trip is it.
Anyway when I have finished this
job, I mean to give up long-
distance "stunt" flying."
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The Crash
It has been determined that the plane
went down some 35-100 miles off the
coast of Howland Island.
A life raft was stowed on board but
no trace has ever been found the
raft.
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Search and Rescue
President Roosevelt
authorized a search of 9
naval ships and 66 aircraft
at an estimated cost of
over $4 million. On July 18
the search was abandoned
by ships in the Howland
area.
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Legacy
Amelia Earhart was a widely known international celebrity
during her lifetime. Her shyly charismatic appeal,
independence, persistence, coolness under pressure,
courage and goal-oriented career along with the
circumstances of her disappearance at a young age have
driven her lasting fame in popular culture. Hundreds of articles
and scores of books have been written about her life which is
often cited as a motivational tale, especially for girls. Earhart
is generally regarded as a feminist icon.[163]
Earhart's accomplishments in aviation inspired a generation of
female aviators, including the more than 1,000 women pilots
of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who ferried
military aircraft, towed gliders, flew target practice aircraft, and
served as transport pilots during World War II.[164][165]
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Legacy continued
The home where Earhart was born is now the Amelia Earhart
Birthplace Museum and is maintained by the Ninety-Nines, an
international group of female pilots of whom Amelia was the
first elected president.[166]
A small section of Earhart's Lockheed Electra starboard
engine nacelle recovered in the aftermath of the Hawaii crash
has been confirmed as authentic and is now regarded as a
control piece that will help to authenticate possible future
discoveries.
Many movies have been made on her including the award
winning Amelia where she is portrayed by actress Hilary
Swank
She was also a successful author
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Books by Earhart
Amelia Earhart was a successful and heavily promoted writer
who served as aviation editor for Cosmopolitan magazine
from 1928 to 1930. She wrote magazine articles, newspaper
columns, essays and published two books based upon her
experiences as a flyer during her lifetime:
20 Hrs., 40 Min. (1928) was a journal of her experiences as
the first woman passenger on a transatlantic flight.
The Fun of It (1932) was a memoir of her flying experiences
and an essay on women in aviation.
Last Flight (1937) featured the periodic journal entries she
sent back to the United States during her world flight attempt,
published in newspapers in the weeks prior to her final
departure from New Guinea. Compiled by her husband GP
Putnam after she disappeared over the Pacific, many
historians consider this book to be only partially Earhart's
original work.