Photos: The Incredible Life and Times of Amelia Earhart

Joy

Earhart laughs with joy during a trip to Northolt in a Moth plane on June 24, 1928.

Family portrait

Amelia Earhart in Culmore near Derry city, with the Gallagher family in whose field she landed after becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Addressing the crowd

Earhart addresses journalists during lunch at the Criterion in London.

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Ocean flight

Earhart is pictured in the Solent at Southampton after completing an ocean flight from Newfoundland in her seaplane, "The Friendship."

Across the Atlantic

Earhart arrives at Hanworth Aerodrome in England on May 22, 1932, after her solo Atlantic flight from the U.S. to Londonderry.

Visiting the ambassador

Earhart outside the American ambassador's house. In 1932. she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in the record time of 13 hours 30 minutes.

Crawl space

Amelia Earhart checking equipment on her airplane, circa 1937.

Taking flight

Earhart in a Department of Commerce airplane in 1936.

A legend

A portrait of Amelia Earhart, circa 1935.

In mourning

Mourners lay a wreath on the Cenotaph to honor pilot Amelia Earhart.