#Onthisday in 1932, Amelia Earhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in a Lockheed Vega 5B. After 15 hours & 2,026 miles, she landed near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman to successfully fly solo across the Atlantic. #AmeliaEarhart#avgeekThis tweet was posted on May 20, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1932, #AmeliaEarhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in a single-engine Lockheed Vega 5B. After 15 hours, she landed in Northern Ireland and became the first woman & the second person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on May 20, 2020.
Born #onthisday in 1897, #AmeliaEarhart, was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the first person to fly solo from Honolulu, HI, to Oakland, CA! Happy Birthday! #avgeekThis tweet was posted on July 24, 2018.