Amelia Earhart - Pilot ~ by SaralynArati

SaralynArati

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Thanks NightOwl!! It was truly a joy to participate in this super fun game!!!

9 years ago

NightOwl

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Awesome! SCORE: ACCURACY: 10 points. INTRICACY: 10 points. BACKSTORY: 10 points. TOTAL: 30 points!

9 years ago

SaralynArati

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Thanks very much, Elspethdixon!! I didn't realize until I had saved it that one of the cloud formations looks like Mickey Mouse; oops!

9 years ago

Elspethdixon

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I agree, awesome job on the plane (especially the landing gear). I like the flight helmet, too.

9 years ago

SaralynArati

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Many thanks, Falak!!! I'm afraid I couldn't think of how to make a larger plane, and this one is sort of... well, I am pleased about the landing gear, at least, lol!

9 years ago

Falak

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Excellent job on the plane. And she looks very much like her pictures. :)

9 years ago

SaralynArati

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In 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Earhart and copilot Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day. Several theories have formed regarding Earhart's last days, many of which have been connected to various artifacts that have been found on Pacific islandsâincluding clothing, tools and, more recently, freckle cream. Also, a piece of her plane was found recently in 2014.

9 years ago

SaralynArati

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She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, and set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was key in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Earhart joined the faculty of the Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviation. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party, and an early supporter of the E.R.A.

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SaralynArati

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She even slept in her new leather jacket for three nights to give it a more "worn" look. In the summer of 1921, Earhart purchased a second-hand Kinner Airster biplane painted bright yellow. She nicknamed it "The Canary," and set out to make a name for herself in aviation. On October 22, 1922, she flew her plane to 14,000 feetâthe world altitude record for female pilots. Earhart was an instinctual pilot, rather than excelling at instrumentation and technological breakthroughs, always brave.

9 years ago

SaralynArati

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At a Long Beach air show in 1920, Amelia Earhart took a plane ride that transformed her life. It was only 10 minutes, but when she landed she knew she had to learn to fly. Working at a variety of jobs, she earned enough money to take flying lessons from pioneer female aviator Anita "Neta" Snook. Earhart immersed herself in learning to fly. She read everything she could find on flying, and spent much of her time at the airfield. She cropped her hair short, in the style of aviatrixes she knew.

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