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Amelia Earhart's 1932 solo transatlantic flight
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Amelia_Earhart's_1932_solo_transatlantic_flight
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
historic flight
aviation milestone
gptkbp:awarded
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Cross_of_Knight_of_the_Legion_of_Honor_(France)
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_National_Geographic_Society
gptkbp:commemorates
gptkb:U.S._postage_stamp
gptkb:Lockheed_Vega_5B_displayed_at_Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:date
May 20–21, 1932
gptkbp:departedFrom
gptkb:Harbour_Grace,_Newfoundland,_Canada
gptkbp:destination
Culmore, near Derry, Northern Ireland
gptkbp:distance
approximately 2,026 miles (3,260 km)
gptkbp:duration
14 hours 56 minutes
gptkbp:engine_problems
broken altimeter
leaking fuel tank
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Amelia Earhart's 1932 solo transatlantic flight
gptkbp:inspiredBy
women in aviation
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
worldwide attention
gptkbp:notableAchievement
first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
second person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:pilot
gptkb:Amelia_Earhart
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh's_1927_solo_transatlantic_flight
gptkbp:sponsor
gptkb:George_P._Putnam
gptkbp:usedInAircraft
gptkb:Lockheed_Vega_5B
gptkbp:weather
bad weather, strong northerly winds, mechanical problems
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Lockheed_Vega_5B
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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