Celebrating Amelia Earhart with the National Geographic Society

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埃尔哈特又在新闻之中报道称,残骸最初发现二十年前那样,的确,属于她的失踪飞机。而不是集中在她的失踪之谜,我们希望通过参拜飞行员的许多成就来庆祝这一发现。

For instance, did you know Amelia has a connection to the National Geographic Society? Not only was she awarded the Special Gold Medal by the Society, but she also authored a May 1935国家地理magazine article, “My Flight From Hawaii.”The article recounts her preparation for a solo flight from Honolulu to San Francisco, starting with the voyage from Los Angeles to Hawaii with her Lockheed secured on the aft tennis court of the shipLurline—photos included! On January 11th, 1935, the weather conditions were deemed favorable enough and she took off:

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