Yify | Amelia

In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. [1]

She set numerous altitude and speed records for female pilots during the 1920s and 30s. Amelia YIFY

On July 2, 1937, they vanished near Howland Island in the Pacific. [1] In 1932, she became the first woman to

On June 1, 1937, Amelia and her navigator, Fred Noonan, departed from Miami in a Lockheed Electra 10E. Their goal was to be the first to circumnavigate the globe near the equator. [1] Amelia and her navigator

Despite massive search efforts, no wreckage was found at the time. [2]

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