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Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
May 1932
Summary:
Amelia Mary Earhart (1897-1937) was the first woman to fly (as a passenger) across the Atlantic (1928). On May 29-21, 1932, she made a solo transatlantic flight (Harbor Grace, Newfoundland to Londonderry, Northern Ireland). This collection consists of a photograph of Earhart taken after her landing in Londonderry.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of one photograph of Earhart taken after her landing in Londonderry following her transatlantic flight, May 1932.
Arrangement:
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Biographical / Historical:
Amelia Mary Earhart (1897-1937) was the first woman to fly (as a passenger) across the Atlantic (1928). On May 29-21, 1932, she made a solo transatlantic flight (Harbor Grace, Newfoundland to Londonderry, Northern Ireland). She flew many record flights, published several books and accomplished much for women in aviation before attempting on June 1, 1937, an around-the-world flight from Miami, Florida in a twin-engine Lockheed Electra. She and navigator Frederick J. Noonan were flying from Lae, New Guinea to Howland Island when they disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937. A exhaustive sea and air search, ordered by President Franklin Roosevelt, was unsuccessful in locating Earhart and Noonan.
Provenance:
Muriel Morrissey, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.1083
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
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Transatlantic flights  Search this
Women air pilots  Search this
Citation:
Photograph of Amelia Earhart in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Acc.XXXX.1083, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.1083
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2511f2692-631b-4215-8437-b1bbb310b3e4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-1083