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Why Amelia Earhart Still Matters

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High above the Pacific Ocean in her gleaming two-engine Lockheed Electra, Amelia Earhart soared. It was July 2, 1937, and along with navigator Fred Noonan, she was on her way to their next stop-Howland Island, 1,700 miles southwest of Honolulu. The two veteran flyers were on the last legs of their around-the-world trip, having already completed 20,000 miles in six weeks. But all was not right. As the plane flew over a desolate portion of the Pacific, it became increasingly clear that they were… (www.msn.com) More...

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tyketto
Amelia Earhart still matters, because her namesake continued on and finished her flight, while giving out scholarships to young women to become pilots, because when she was demoing the Pilatus PC12NG, some male pilots only thought she was just a model there for eye candy when asking her if there was a pilot onboard that could explain the avionics of the aircraft to them.

Damned glad she proved them all wrong.
linbb
linbb -1
So idiot can contribute to looking for her and line the pockets of others to no end. Give it up spend money on something worthwhile.
linbb
linbb -1
Oh and by the way that includes internet trolls too got it?
tyketto
You never heard of Amelia Rose Earhart, have you?
williambaker08
william baker 2
Dont give into this troll. I have been watching post and for the last month or two all of his comments have been negative rude and disrespectul. Its why if you look at most of them there downvoted.

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