Atlas: Expeditions Through Time

Person

Amelia Earhart

American aviator who attempted an equatorial circumnavigation in 1937.

Lifespan1897–1937
Rolespilot, expedition leader

Related expeditions

1 June 1937–2 July 1937

Earhart’s 1937 World Flight

Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan flew an equatorial route around most of the world before disappearing between Lae and Howland Island.

Sources and further reading

  1. Amelia Earhart, National Air and Space Museum. World-flight route, chronology, aircraft, and disappearance.
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