Quick Info
| Profession | Aviator, Aviation Pioneer |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 24/07/1897 |
| Age | 41 years (died on 05, Jan, 1939) |
| Birthplace | Atchison, Kansas, U.S. |
| Date of Death | 05/01/1939 |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Latest News about Amelia Earhart
The Taraia Object expedition, led by the Archaeological Legacy Institute with Purdue University, was expected to reach Nikumaroro in the Pacific on this date. The team is investigating a visual anomaly in the island's lagoon that may be the wreckage of Earhart's Lockheed Electra. Findings were expected to be announced by October 16, 2026, though experts remain skeptical.
The Taraia Object expedition set out from Tarawa, Kiribati, on a roughly six-day sea voyage to Nikumaroro. The mission follows Kiribati's cabinet approving the project after it had been postponed from its original plan. Researchers say there is strong evidence that the object in the lagoon is Earhart's missing aircraft.
A search effort to locate Amelia Earhart's missing Lockheed Electra was first announced, marking 88 years since she and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared in 1937. The project focused on a satellite-detected anomaly in the lagoon of Nikumaroro island. The expedition was later postponed while Kiribati government approvals were sought.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Amelia Mary Earhart |
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| Known As | Lady Lindy |
| Summary | One of the world’s most celebrated aviators and aviation pioneers. First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Disappeared during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937 and was legally declared dead on January 5, 1939. |
| Declared Dead | 05/01/1939 |
| Disappearance Location | Near Howland Island, central Pacific Ocean |
Educational Qualification(s)
| High School | Completed in Chicago, 1916 |
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| College | Attended junior college, left in 1918 |
| University | Attended Columbia University briefly, 1919–1920 |
Personal Life
| Early Interest | Attended stunt-flying exhibition in late teens, became seriously interested in aviation |
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| WWI Service | Worked as nurse's aide in military hospital in Toronto, 1918 |
| Pilot Training | Received flight training from Neta Snook at Kinner Field, Los Angeles, 1921 |
Relationships & More
| Spouse | George Putnam |
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| Marriage Date | 02/1931 |
| Divorce Status | Remained married until her disappearance and legal death in 1939 |
Family
| Mother | Amelia 'Amy' Otis |
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| Sister | Muriel |
| Childhood | Spent early childhood with maternal grandparents in upper-middle-class household |
| Father | Samuel 'Edwin' Earhart |
Career
| Pilot License | 16th woman to be issued a pilot's license |
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| Notable Achievements |
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| Organizations | First president of the Ninety-Nines, Inc., organization for female pilots, established 1931 |
| Publications | Wrote several best-selling books about flying experiences and a column on aviation for Cosmopolitan magazine |
| Advocacy | Lectured widely and advocated for women in aviation and rejection of constrictive social norms; active in the National Woman’s Party and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. When she saw her first plane at age 10 at a state fair, she was not impressed, calling it 'a thing of rusty wire and wood' | |
| 2. Worked as a social worker at Denison House settlement in Boston | |
| 3. Parents divorced in 1924 | |
| 4. Received Distinguished Flying Cross for 1932 transatlantic flight | |
| 5. Final flight was an attempt to circumnavigate the globe from the equator with copilot | |
| 6. Search and rescue operation cost 4 million dollars and covered 250,000 square miles of ocean | |
| 7. Lighthouse constructed on Howland Island in 1938 in her memory | |
| 8. Multiple streets, schools, and airports across United States named after her | |
| 9. Birthplace Atchison, Kansas became virtual shrine to her memory | |
| 10. Was elected a member of the Society of Women Geographers in 1932 | |
| 11. Helped promote commercial air travel and advised airlines and airplane manufacturers | |
| 12. Became the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross from the U.S. Congress | |
| 13. Her plane, the Lockheed Electra 10E, was specially modified for her 1937 world flight attempt |
