Amelia earhart

Amelia Earhart

By MStarck16

  • Born

    Born
    Amelia Mary Earhart
    July 24, 1897
    Atchison, Kansas, U.S.

  • Contracts Pneumonia and Maxillary sinusitis

    Contracts Pneumonia and Maxillary sinusitis
    She was hospitalized in early November 1918 owing to pneumonia and discharged in December 1918, about two months after the illness had started

  • Began promoting commercial air travel

    Began promoting commercial air travel
    In 1929, Earhart was among the first aviators to promote commercial air travel through the development of a passenger airline service; along with Charles Lindbergh, she represented Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) and invested time and money in setting up the first regional shuttle service between New York and Washington, DC.

  • First flight at Long Beach

    First flight at Long Beach
    "By the time I had got two or three hundred feet off the ground," she said, "I knew I had to fly."

  • Breaks world record

    Breaks world record
    Earhart flew the "Canary" to an altitude of 14,000 feet (4,300 m), setting a world record for female pilots

  • Completed Transatlantic Flight

    Completed Transatlantic Flight
    June 19, 1928, welcomed at Woolston in Southampton, England

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    George P. Putnam, who was known as GP, was divorced in 1929 and sought out Earhart, proposing to her six times before she finally agreed

  • Solo Flight from Honolulu to Oakland

    Solo Flight from Honolulu to Oakland
    Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California

  • 1st Attempt to Circumnavigate the Globe

    1st Attempt to Circumnavigate the Globe
    During the first leg from Oakland, California to Honolulu, Hawaii , the plain suffered severe damages & flight had to be cancelled

  • Disappeared

    Disappeared
    July 24, 1897 – disappeared July 2, 1937