1937 ca , USA : Portraits of most celebrated woman aviator AMELIA EARHART ( 1897 - 1937 ) and Lockheed L-10E Electra NR 16020 . Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross which she was awarded as the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howl

1937 ca , USA  :  Portraits of  most celebrated woman aviator AMELIA EARHART ( 1897 - 1937 ) and Lockheed L-10E Electra NR 16020  . Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross which she was awarded as the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.  She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.  During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howl Stock Photo
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3737 x 2835 px | 31.6 x 24 cm | 12.5 x 9.5 inches | 300dpi

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1937

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1937 ca , USA : Portraits of most celebrated woman aviator AMELIA EARHART ( 1897 - 1937 ) and Lockheed L-10E Electra NR 16020 . Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross which she was awarded as the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day. - PIONIERE DELL' ARIA - PIONIERI DEL VOLO - FLY - PIONIERS - AVIATRICE - AVIAZIONE - aereoplano - aeroplano ---- Archivio GBB

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