It's been 78 years since she took off in her beautiful Lockheed Electra airplane. While countless mysteries surround her disappearance, one thing is for certain: Amelia Earhart will forever remain a legendary hero for little girls, women, and everyone else who has a dream to look up to.
Pretty soon after she just started flying, Earhart began to break flying records left, right, and center. She broke the woman's altitude record in 1922, she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928, and she set multiple speed records, just to name a few of her many achievements. Earhart continually pushed women into the aeronautics field, and made it "normal" to see a woman behind the yoke!
Like all great pioneers, Earhart pushed her limits to the very edge. Time and time again she risked life and limb to achieve new records, as well as assist in new discoveries in the infant field of aviation. She lived life on the edge, and for her passion she finally paid the ultimate price.
On June 1, 1937, Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, began their trip around the world. After a stop in New Guinea, she took off again, and somewhere along her journey, the team eventually lost their bearings and ran out of fuel, never to be seen again.
Only 7,000 remained between her and her goal, and while she never accomplished that achievement, she'll always be remembered and respected for her contributions to aviation and women's issues.
The recently released footage of Earhart was sitting on an office shelf for decades until it was finally realized how important it was. In the footage you'll see her playful and exuberant nature. Confidently striding next to the beautiful plane she would eventually die in somewhere in the vast Pacific. While the footage is grainy, the subject matter alone is well worth the watch.
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