It will be unveiled July 27, 2022, in the National Statuary Hall.
Amelia Earhart
90th anniversary celebration of Amelia Earhart’s first solo across Atlantic
When Amelia Earhart landed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in May 1932, “no one had ever seen a woman driving a car, let alone flying an airplane or wearing trousers,” said Nicole McElhinney, co-founder of the Amelia Earhart Legacy Association. “Her fearless spirit was revolutionary, particularly for women, and continues to be an inspiration around the world.”
Work begins on exhibits for new Amelia Earhart museum
Officials with The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum report that work has begun on the exhibits surrounding “Muriel,” the world’s last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E aircraft, which will be the centerpiece of the new museum at Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport (K59) in Atchinson, Kansas.
Using Apple Maps to find Amelia
An amateur sleuth is using satellite images from Apple Maps to help find Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan.
10 things you may not know about Amelia Earhart
The list posted by AOPA includes 10 fascinating facts about the famed flyer.
Researchers may help solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance with a nuclear reactor
Could the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance by solved by neutrons?
Aircraft wreck site points to Amelia Earhart’s lost plane
Investigation is set to continue this year on an aircraft wreck that could solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart.
Why are we still fascinated by Amelia Earhart 80 years later?
A new article in USA Today examines why we are all so fascinated by Amelia Earhart, who disappeared 80 years ago during the last leg of her quest to fly around the world. Although decades have passed since her last radio call on July 2, 1937, the mystery of her disappearance has captivated the minds of […]
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Earhart Commemorative Flight
Fifty years ago, Ann Holtgren Pellegreno departed Oakland, California, on June 9 in a restored 1937 twin-engine Lockheed 10 Electra. She and her crew followed the “Earhart Trail” eastbound around the world, and returned to Oakland July 7, 1967. Ann and her crew — mechanic Lee Koepke, the owner and restorer of Lockheed N79237; co-pilot […]