1937 newspaper AMELIA EARHART airplane LOST ovr PACIFIC
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Please visit our EBAY STORE at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction: /Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Chicago Herald Examiner (IL) dated July 9, 1937. Bold banner headline and long report on the disappearance of the airplane flown by famed aviator AMELIA EARHART while she and her navigator FRED NOONAN , were near Howland island in the Pacific Ocean on their attempt to fly around the World. No trace of them or the plane was ever found !! Amelia Mary Earhart (born July 24, 1897; missing July 2, 1937; declared legally dead January 5, 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross , awarded for becoming 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. Earhart joined the faculty of the world-famous Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviation. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party , and an early supporter of the Equal Rights
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