who was amelia earhart mysterious disappearance of earhart exploring the theories |

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, a military award for heroism or extraordinary achievement in aerial flight. In 1937, Earhart attempted to become the first person to fly around the world along the equator, a distance of about 29,000 miles. She flew a Lockheed Electra 10E, a twin-engine aircraft, with Fred Noonan, a navigator and a former Pan American Airways pilot.

Related Keywords

Australia ,California ,United States ,India ,Howland Island ,Oakland ,Guinea ,Japan ,Hawaii ,America ,Japanese ,American ,Fred Noonan ,Amelia Earhart ,Pacific Ocean ,Atlantic Ocean ,Us Navy ,Pan American Airways ,Purdue University ,Distinguished Flying Cross ,Lockheed Electra ,South America ,Southeast Asia ,New Guinea ,Coast Guard ,Gardner Island ,World War ,Lockheed Electra 10e ,Amelia Earhart X27s Plane ,Amelia Earhart Plane Wreckage ,Amelia Earhart Plane Missing ,