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AMELIA EARHART SOLO FLIGHT TO HAWAII

On This Day, January 11th   
Amelia Earhart is shown on Jan. 12, 1935, after the first
Hawaii-to-California flight. She was the first pilot to
succeed at flying the route.

(FOX NEWS) – Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart departed on a
journey to become the first pilot to successfully fly solo
from
Hawaii
to mainland United States on this day in history, Jan.
11, 1935.
 

The daring flight across a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean
had claimed the lives of 10 previous aviators. She earned
$10,000 from promoters in Hawaii for her death-defying
achievement.

Earhart also hoped to promote a future in which commercial
air travel closed the distances around the world. 

AMELIA EARHART AND CROWD OF SPECTATORS 11x14 SILVER HALIDE PHOTO PRINT | eBay

Amelia Earhart: Hawaii celebrates the great aviator
Hawaii celebrates the great aviator.

Amelia Earhart: First Solo Flight from Hawaii to California

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FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD

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American aviator Wiley Post returned to Floyd Bennett Field in
New York on July 22, 1933, having flown solo around the world
in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes. He was the first aviator to accomplish the feat.

Post, instantly recognizable by the patch he wore over one eye,
began the journey on July 15, flying nonstop to Berlin. After a
brief rest, he flew on to the
Soviet Union, where he made several
stops before returning to North America, with stops in
Alaska,
Canada, and finally a triumphant landing at his starting point in
New York.

First Solo Flights around the World
Wiley Post with his Lockheed Model 5C Vega, NR105W,
at Floyd Bennet Field, Long Island, New York, 15 July
1933.

Remembering Wiley Post and Will Rogers | National Air and Space Museum

Wiley Post (1898 - 1935) - Find A Grave Memorial

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EARHART SOLO FLIGHT ON THIS DAY IN 1935

Amelia Earhart | Biography, Childhood, Disappearance, & Facts | Britannica

(FOX NEWS) – Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart departed on a
journey to become the first pilot to successfully fly solo
from
Hawaii
to mainland United States on this day in history, Jan.
11, 1935.

The daring flight across a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean
had claimed the lives of 10 previous aviators. She earned
$10,000 from promoters in Hawaii for her death-defying
achievement.

Amelia Earhart: First Solo Flight from Hawaii to California

Amelia Earhart on Jan. 12, 1935, after the first Hawaii-to-California flight. She was the first pilot to succeed at flying the route.  
Amelia Earhart on Jan. 12, 1935, after the first Hawaii-to-California flight. She was the first pilot to succeed at
flying the route.

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SOLO APPEARANCE ON THIS DAY IN 1969


From Left: Diana Ross, Lucille Ball, and Dinah Shore.

Diana Ross made a rare solo TV appearance while still with The Supremes
when she was a guest on Dinah Shore’s NBC-TV special "Like Hep".

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