Main Facts about Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, kansas on July 24 1897. She was the first child. Her parents are Amy and Edwin Earhart. Three years later, her sister Muriel was born. Her childhood was not easy due to her father's drinking obsesion. Her father lost her job and her parents split up. Her mother Amy moved to Chicago and took Amelia and her sister with her. In 1917, she went to Canada to visit her sister Muriel. While she was there, she met some World War 1 soldiers. They were hurt and that changed her mind about going to collage. She took up nursing and became a nurse in a soldiers hospital.

In 1920, her parents got back together. They moved to California. She moved to California to be close to them. She paid $1 to fly for 10 minutes plane ride over to Los Angeles.  As soon as we left the ground, I knew I wanted to fly. This is a famous quote by Amelia Earhart. She worked several jobs and took flying lessons. She meet pilot Anita Snooks. She was inspired to buy a plane.

In 1927, a phone called changed my life. Captain Hilton Railey made an offer that Amelia could not turn down. In 1928, she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia was the pilot who received most of the attention in the newspapers. They ignored the two men who piloted the plane.

Four years later, she flew across the Atlantic Ocean on her own. It was 13 hours and 3o minutes. She became famous throughout Europe and the United States. A few years, she was the first woman to fly From Hawaii to California. In 1929, Amelia participated in the Cross-Country air race for woman. She then founded this group called the Ninety Nines due to ther 99 members.

In June of 1937, Amelia flew across the world with Fred Noonan as her navigator. They flew to Thailand and Australia. Shortly after they took off from  New Guinea, the U.S. Coast guard lost control an lost contact. There was no trace of the planes passengers. They were never found.           

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