to be the first woman to make the solo trip. smithsonian national air and space museum curator dorothy cochrane discusses some of the theories around her disappearance. good evening. i m lauren with smithsonian associates and i m so glad you ve joined us for tonight s program. to members i m glad you re here. it s your ongoing support that make events like this possible. any of you joining us for the first time a warm welcome and the opportunity to explore the wide range of programs we offer. now is a perfect time to turn off your cell phones. thank you for doing that. 85 years ago this month amelia earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii to oakland, california. on may 21st, 1932, exactly five years after american aviator charles lindbergh floyd solo across the atlantic ocean, earhart became the first woman to repeat that feat. we are thrilled to welcome dorothy cochrane. she curates the collections of general aviation aircraft, flight material, a
the smithsonian associates hosted this event. good evening. i m so glad you ve joined us for tonight s program to our members i m glad you re here. it s your ongoing support that makes events like this possible. now is the perfect time to turn off your cellphones or anything else that might make noise during the program. thank you for doing that. 85 years ago this month amelia earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii, to north carolina. and charles lindbergh became if thirst person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean, earhart became the first woman to complete that feat. dorothy curates the collections of general aviation aircraft, flight material and the history of general aviation and women in aviation. she s the coauthor of the aviation careers of igor socorsky. she earned her private pilots license in 1884. so now please join me in welcoming dorothy cochran. well, good evening, everyone. thank you so much. it s a pleasure to be here. i than
,,. 85 years ago this month, a millionaire heart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu hawaii to oakland california. of course on may 21st 1932, exactly five years after american aviator charles lindbergh was the first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean. her heart was the first person person to repeat that. dorothy curates the collections between aviation aircraft, flight material and aerial cameras, and the history of women in aviation. she is coauthor of the aviation careers of igor sick or ski, and smithsonian american women. she s a sauna please join me in welcoming dorothy cochran. good evening everyone, thank you so much, mike is supposed to beyond right can you hear me now it s a pleasure to be here thank the smithsonian associates for inviting me as i walked into night i realized i remember being here with some of the people i m going to talk about, as i walked in tonight, i realized that i remember to being here with some of the people i m goin
exactly five years after american aviator charles lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean, earhart became the first woman to repeat that feat. we are thrilled to welcome dorothy cochrane, curator in the economics department. secure is the collection of general aviation aircraft, flight material, aerial cameras, and the history of general aviation and women in aviation. she is the co-author of the aviation careers of igor as well as an essay on amelia earhart that is included in the published book smithsonian american women. she earned her private pilot license in 1994 and is a member of the aircraft owners and pilot association and experimental aircraft association. so now please join me in welcoming dorothy cochrane. [applause] dorothy: good evening, everyone. thank you so much. can you use the mic? dorothy: all right, i it is am. supposed to be on. can you hear me now? it is a pleasure to be here. i thank the smithsonian associates for
that.nk you for doing amelia earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii to oakland, california. 19 32, exactly five years after american aviator charles lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean, ehrhardt became the first woman to repeat that feat. we are thrilled to welcome dorothy cochrane, curator in the economics department at the department. of curates the collections the aircraft, flight material, aerial cameras, in the history of general aviation and women in aviation. she is the co-author of the aviation careers in an essay on amelia earhart that is included in the published book smithsonian american women. she earned her private pilot license in 1994 in as a member of the aircraft owners and pilot association and experimental aircraft association. please join me in welcoming dorothy cochrane. [applause] dorothy: good evening, everyone. thank you so much. i am, it is supposed to be on. can you hear me now? it