Hello everyone, welcome to the pot. Today, May the 20th, 1932, a 34-year-old woman set

off in a small aircraft from Newfoundland heading east across the Atlantic. She was hoping

to emulate the flight by Charles Lindbergh just five years earlier, the first solo flight

across the Atlantic. She was hoping to become the first woman to complete that feat. She

took with her a copy of the local newspaper, so that when she landed in Europe, they'd

known that she couldn't be lying about when she'd set off. Just under 15 hours later,

in terrible weather, she landed in a field in Northern Ireland. Realising her goal of

becoming the first woman to fly solo, nonstop across the Atlantic. Amelia Earhart is one

of history's great aviators. She actually started learning how to fly 100 years ago this

year. And she's famous for her various record-breaking flights, and for her mysterious

disappearance, she attempted to circumnavigate the world in 1937. On the podcast today, to

mark the anniversary, I've got Amelia Earhart. Believe it or not, the very brilliant Amelia

Earhart is an American pilot. Inspired by the woman whose name she shares, she became

the second youngest woman ever to fly around the world. She's an emotional speaker, a pilot,

and a reporter in Denver, Colorado, where she lives. It was a great treat a few years ago

to talk to her on the pod and learn more about her exhibition, and that's of the illustrious

pioneer whose name she shares, but there's no family connection.

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to the pods, very grateful to everyone who's subscribing. Thank you so much. In the meantime,

everyone here is Amelia Rose Earhart. Enjoy.

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