3 Questions
What inspired Amelia Barhart to become a pilot?
Amelia was inspired to become a pilot after her first flight experience, when she declared "As soon as we left the ground, I knew I myself had to fly."
What was the name of Amelia Barhart's plane when she attempted to fly around the world?
The name of Amelia Barhart's plane when she attempted to fly around the world was "Electra."
What led to the end of the search effort for Amelia Barhart and her plane?
The search effort for Amelia Barhart and her plane ended when the navy stopped searching two weeks after her last voice message was received, and her husband George Putnam gave up looking for her in October.
Study Notes
- Amelia Barhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Kansas, USA.
- After graduating from school, she trained as a nurse.
- During the last year of World War I, she chose to serve as a volunteer at a military hospital.
- In 1920, she got on a plane for the first time and flew over Los Angeles for 10 minutes.
- She later said of that first occasion, "As soon as we left the ground, I knew I myself had to fly."
- She took flying lessons.
- Later she bought her own plane, and called it "The Canary.”
- On April 27, 1926, her life changed forever. Captain H.H. Riley called her and asked her, "How would you like to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic?"
- After several years flying long distances, she decided to fly around the world, and become the first woman to do so.
- She bought another plane and called it "Electra.”
- Amelia set out from Los Angeles, California going east to Miami, Florida on May 21, 1937.
- With her on the trip was her navigator Fred Noonan. His job was to give directions to Amelia.
- Ten days later, they left Florida to Puerto Rico. They flew over the northeast edge of South America.
- Then she continued on to North Africa and the Red Sea.
- By flying from the Red Sea to Calcutta, India on June 17, Amelia became the first person to do so.
- Then she flew to Bangkok, Singapore and Bandung. In Bandung, repairs were made on her plane's "long distance" instruments.
- On June 27, Amelia left Bandung for Port Darwin in Australia, where more repairs were made on the plane's tools.
- At 20:14 GMT, the Itasca received the last voice message from Amelia giving details of her position.
- However, when no more messages were heard from her by 21:30, the navy believed that she must have landed in the ocean.
- A search party consisting of 9 navy ships and 66 airplanes began to look for Amelia's plane.
- No trace was found.
- Two weeks later, the navy stopped searching for the missing plane.
- Her husband George Putnam continued to look for her until October, but he too gave up.
Test your knowledge about the inspiring life and mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. From her early days as a nurse to her groundbreaking flights around the world, discover the remarkable story of this aviation pioneer.
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