Amelia Earhart: Across the Atlantic | Solo | 2

Against The Odds

Wondery

Cassie De Pecol, History, Society & Culture, Dolby, Mike Corey, Dolby Atmos, Atmos

4.7 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

By 1929, Amelia Earhart was famous for her groundbreaking flight across the Atlantic, with pilot Bill Stultz and mechanic Slim Gordon. Now, she seemed to be living the perfect life: she was a rich and famous celebrity and could fly whenever she liked. But all that attention made her uncomfortable. After all, Amelia wasn’t the pilot of her transatlantic flight. So she decided to make herself into the aviator she always wanted to be. Only another death-defying adventure would prove to Amelia – and to the world – that she finally had earned her wings.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to against the odds at free on Amazon music. Download the app today.
0:14.7	Amelia Earhart piers out the window of her red Lockheed Vega.
0:19.6	She's searching for a runway in Cleveland, but all she sees through the summer haze are green fields below her.
0:26.6	The cockpit is snug and the sun beating through the window makes Amelia feel like she's in an oven.
0:33.2	Her hands are slick with sweat and she's struggling to keep hold of the control stick.
0:39.3	After taking off nine days ago from California, Amelia is close to reaching the finish line of the
0:45.1	first cross-country women's air derby. She and 18 other women have endured rain squalls,
0:51.3	mechanical failures and low visibility on this 2,350 mile race.
0:57.3	It's been a grueling ride, but she thinks she might have a shot at winning.
1:02.5	It's been 14 months since Amelia became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as part of the
1:08.0	crew of the friendship. Now she's one of the most renowned pilots on Earth, but Amelia has mixed
1:14.8	feelings about it. She may have been the commander of the friendship flight, but she never got to fly
1:20.7	the plane herself. No matter how often she credits Bell Stolts for piloting the friendship,
1:26.4	the general public continues to call Amelia Lady Lindy, the world's best female pilot.
1:33.8	But she's heard the whispers within the aviation community. Many pilots question her abilities,
1:39.6	and wonder whether she deserves all the acclaim. If Amelia can just find the Cleveland airfield,
1:45.9	she can finish the race and show that she's more than an amateur pilot.
1:51.1	At last, Amelia spots the air traffic control tower and the landing strip. Beside the runway is a
1:57.3	massive grandstand packed with thousands of spectators. As she gets closer, she can see a winner's
2:04.0	pavilion with banners flapping. Amelia takes a deep breath as she lifts the nose of the plane and
2:10.5	dives for the finish line. Amelia purchased the Vega just a few weeks ago. It's a powerful plane,
2:17.8	capable of flying farther and faster than any she's owned before. But she's still getting used to it,
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