Rise And Fall Of Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was the first female aviation pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, Earhart started off as an nurse aide for Red Cross during WWI and was stationed in Toronto, Canada. Earhart soon developed a sense of love for airplanes while constantly watching fighter pilots and returned to the U.S. to enlist in flight school after the war. Amelia attended Columbia University in New York as a pre med student. Earhart’s first

One day she was flying over the ocean, the next day she was gone, never to be seen again. Amelia Earhart was a pilot and the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937 Amelia was flying over the Pacific Ocean when she and her plane disappeared. Because Amelia Earhart was such an important person in American History, we need to find out what happened to her. There are quite a few theories about what happened to Earhart. Some of these are she was a spy, gathering information about the Japanese, or she crashed into the Pacific Ocean. One of the most widely believed theories is Amelia Earhart’s disappearance was caused by her plane crashing onto Gardner Island. There is plenty of physical evidence proving she crashed onto the island. Also, there are experts that believe this is what happened to her and there are radio calls from Earhart after her disappearance.

Amelia Earhart inspired many women to follow their ambitions and dreams. She is still a symbol of the power and perseverance of American women. When she first saw an airplane, she wasn’t very interested, but as soon as she left the ground at a stunt-flying exhibition, she knew that she had to fly. Six

In 1937, on Amelia Earhart's 40th birthday, she decided she wanted to do something extravagant. She decided she would fly around the entire world. Her first attempt was in March but damaged her plane and could not try again until she got it fixed. On June 1st she started her second attempt. Amelia and her navigator departed from Miami Florida and began their

Amelia Earhart was an experienced pilot. she was the first female pilot to fly across the atlantic ocean. That by itself is a very long flight for back then, but she wanted to step it up by flying across the whole world. (Crouch)

Amelia Earhart was one of the first pilots to revolutionize the skies, and what made her particularly iconic was the fact that she was one of the first woman to fly. She discovered her love for flight after watching the Royal Flying Corps train in Toronto, Canada whilst she served as a Red Cross nurse in WWI. She then had her first airplane ride in December 1920 in California with WWI pilot Frank Hawks. After this confirmation of her love for aviation, she began lessons with instructor Neta Snook, another early woman pilot. Amelia did all she could (taking odd jobs) in order to pay for her lessons and then her first airplane: a Kinner Airster. She passed her flight test and got her license in December 1921, and afterwards she set out to define herself as a pioneer in the field of aviation, becoming the first woman to fly solo 14,000 feet above sea level. Her biggest accomplishment was flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean, as she was the first woman to do so. She continued to fly for many years, but then on a flight outside of the United States, both she and her plane were lost near the Bermuda Triangle, and no wreckage was

She set off into the skies with Fred Noonan, an experienced navigator (Buchanan 10), in June 1937 for her flight around the world (Amelia Earhart). If she made it all the way around the world and back on this trip, she would be the first women ever to do so, but this was a very tough task that takes a lot of bravery. “For nearly a month, Earhart and Noonan flew from country to country, lofting over oceans, mountain ranges, deserts, towns, and cities. At every stop, tremendous crowds welcomed them.”(Buchanan 10) This was one of the most exciting things in that time period because nothing like this had been done before. But it didn’t go that smoothly for long. When flying over the Pacific Ocean, Earhart and Noonan were searching for their next fuel stop. “Flying through the rain clouds, Earhart and Noonan could not find Howland” (Buchanan 10) They had to stop soon for fuel or risk going down into the ocean. She and her plane disappeared somewhere near Howland Island in the Central Pacific Ocean on July 2nd, 1937 (Earhart, Amelia), in which they got they got the last radio signal from Earhart and her plane. “The world waited with fascination as search teams from the United States Army and Navy, along with the Japanese navy, converging on the scene.” (Amelia Earhart) There are many theories that people think happened to Amelia Earhart, but no one actually knows when, how, or why she disappeared/died

When Amelia Mary Earhart was first born, I heard she was a baby that loved to play with toy airplanes and then one day she got her own airplane and when she first flew her airplane, she fell in love with it.

Many thought that Amelia had been on a spy mission to the Marshall Islands authorized by President Roosevelt and was captured by japanese troops. This theory extended to claim that she purposely crashed the plane into the Pacific on a suicide run. Another theory was that Earhart and Noonan were flying and ditched or crashed and perished at sea. Others thought that she had crashed into the Bermuda Triangle, which is an area in the Atlantic Ocean where planes have mysteriously disappeared. A further theory is that Amelia and Fred had landed at Gardner Island( now known as Nikumaroro ) and died there. People believe this theory because investigators found bits of clothing, an aluminum panel, and a piece of Plexiglas the exact size and curvature of and Electra window. Then recently, in May 2012, investigators found a jar of freckle cream on a remote island in the south. Many investigators believe this cream belonged to Amelia. Later, in October 2014, it was reported that researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) identified a fragment of Amelia’s plane. TIGHAR think that the skeleton of a castaway that was found on the island Nikumaroro, Kiribati, in 1920 may belong to Amelia Earhart. “Until we started investigating the skeleton, we found what history knew was that Amelia Earhart died in July 2nd, 1937 in a plane crash. But there

She was the 16th woman to be given a pilot’s license and the first to fly across the Atlantic ocean. Because her family moved a lot looking for work she became independent and did not rely on her parents to provide for her. When she went to visit her sister in Canada she saw wounded soldiers returning from war. This prompted her to volunteer with the Red Cross where she met many injured pilots. This, coupled with the sight of the Royal Flying Corps practicing, gave her a strong admiration for aviation. In 1920 she went for her first plane ride at an airshow and from then on she devoted herself to learning how to fly. She took spare jobs and got enough money to go through aviation training. In 1921 she purchased a used airplane for herself and a year later flew it to 14,000 feet, a new world record for female pilots. She had to sell her plane a few years later to provide for her parents and it wasn’t until 1927 that she got back into flying. In 1928 she was asked by a fellow pilot to fly across the Atlantic and she immediately said yes. She went with two other pilots and didn’t fly at all due to the weather. Still, she was seen as a celebrity be many. In 1931 she set a new altitude world record at 18,415 feet. She was also involved in a women’s aviation group called the Ninety-Nines who aimed to advance women in aviation. On May 20th of 1932 she took off to fly across the Atlantic alone. After about 15 hours

“As soon as we left the ground,” she said, “I knew I had to fly.” She took lessons at Bert Kinner's airfield on Long Beach Boulevard in Los Angeles from a woman—Neta Snooks. On December 15, 1921, Amelia received her license from the National Aeronautics Association (NAA). She returned to Boston, where she became a social worker, joined the NAA, and continued to fly in her spare time. In 1928 Earhart accepted an offer to join the crew of a flight across the Atlantic. Earhart became upset by reports that she was largely a puppet figure created by her publicist husband and that she was something less than a competent aviator (pilot). To prove her skills as an aviator, she piloted a tiny, single-engine Lockheed Electra from Newfoundland, Canada, to Ireland. Then, on May 20-21, 1932, and five years after Lindbergh, Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the

This early infiltration of “un-lady” like behavior helped shape Amelia Earhart into who she became. During her youth, Earhart stayed with her grandparents and went to school and college, however she did not finish the program there. But rather became a nurse’s aide, once seeing the need for help among those wounded from World War I. After undertaking this job, she enrolled as a pre-med student at Columbia University in New York. Earhart however, ended up moving with her parents to California. It was there that Earhart saw her first airshow and had her first plane ride. After her first ride, she became resolute to becoming an

This world is full of mystery, today there are over thousands of unanswered questions over the span of centuries. Several of these mysteries were people and there’s one that happened very recently but still has go undiscovered, her name was Amelia Earhart. In her time the great depression was in full effect and people's lives were at their worst. When Amelia came along people were able to find a sense of entertainment and enjoyment because of her; men and women alike both looked up to her for what she did for aviation. It wasn’t until her untimely death that people began to lose hope again. So what really did happen to Amelia Earhart in the end.

This shows that she was strong enough to make it in aviation, and helps show women that might want to go into aviation, but are scared of failure, that they can do it. On June 17, 1928, she flew from Trepassey Harbor, Newfoundland with Wilmer Stultz, and Louis Gordon to Burry Point, Wales. Due to weather Wilmer did all the flying on the twenty hour, forty minute flight. After this flight she said she felt she “was just baggage, like a sack of potatoes.”

Many fantastic aviators have shown their talents throughout the centuries. Americans have been fascinated, time after time, with the ability to fly. One woman in particular took her fascinations and abilities and became one of the greatest aviators of her time. Amelia Earhart was a very famous, record-setting woman aviator. Amelia, while on her around the world flight in 1937, disappeared and left many people, even today, trying to figure out what happened to her.