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Amelia Earhart sets two flight records (1932)...
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Amelia Earhart sets two flight records (1932)...

Item # 727358 ·
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 26, 1932  

* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* 1st woman flight record
* Aviation - airplanes

Of significance is the first-report coverage of a monumental milestone in aviation history, led by page 3 headlines that announce: "MISS EARHART FLIES TO 2 MORE RECORDS" and "Lands at Newark Airport, the First Woman to Hop Nonstop Across Continent" "In Air 19 Hours, 5 Minutes". Accompanied by a photo of the aviatrix, the text details Amelia Earhart's historic achievement as the first woman to complete a non-stop transcontinental flight. Pushing herself and her Lockheed Vega to the limit, Earhart flew solo from Los Angeles to New Jersey in just over 19 hours.
The true significance of this coast-to-coast run cannot be overstated: coming just three months after her solo Atlantic crossing, it didn't just break the women's distance and transcontinental speed records—it fundamentally proved that female pilots possessed the endurance and skill to dominate the wide-open skies, forever changing the public perception of aviation.
Filled with the usual sports, local news, and vintage advertisements of the era. Complete in 36 pages, light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.

Background: On August 25, 1932, Amelia Earhart landed her bright red Lockheed Vega 5B at Newark Airport, New Jersey, securing her place in history by completing the first solo, nonstop transcontinental flight across the United States by a woman. Having departed Los Angeles the afternoon before, she covered a formidable 2,477 miles in 19 hours and 5 minutes—a grueling journey that shattered aviator Ruth Nichols’ previous women's transcontinental time by more than 10 hours. What makes this feat exceptionally rare and notable is that it occurred just three months after Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, solidifying her dominance in an era when long-distance aviation was exceptionally dangerous and overwhelmingly male-dominated. Overcoming an earlier failed attempt in July due to a faulty fuel pump, Earhart maintained an average airspeed of 128 mph at 10,000 feet through the night, proving her immense physical stamina and technical precision by establishing a record that she herself would break again the very next year.  
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$58
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.