About Amelia Earhart

About Amelia Earhart

The Official Site of Amelia Earhart The Official Site of Amelia Earhart

The Official Site of Amelia Earhart

"Amelia Earhart: Celebrating 100 Years of Flight"

Amelia Earhart On Wikipedia Amelia Earhart On Wikipedia

Amelia Earhart On Wikipedia

Amelia Mary Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer and author...

The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

223 North Terrace Street, Atchison, KS 66002

George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Paper ...

George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers

"The world's largest collection of Amelia Earhart papers, photos, memorabilia and artifacts."

PBS Online NewsHour: PBS Online NewsHour: "Wings of Dreams"

PBS Online NewsHour: "Wings of Dreams"

"With the help of a $4.5 million grant, veteran pilot Linda Finch made a replica of Amelia Earhart's plane, then flew around the globe to finish the mission Earhart began 60 years ago."

Women In History: Amelia Earhart Women In History: Amelia Earhart

Women In History: Amelia Earhart

"Living vignettes of notable women from U.S. history"

Sites of Interest

Sites of Interest

The Ninety-Nines The Ninety-Nines

The Ninety-Nines

The International Organization of Women Pilots

The Official Web Site of Women In Aviation International The Official Web Site of Women In Aviation Internationa ...

The Official Web Site of Women In Aviation International

"Women in Aviation, International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing networking, education..."

NAHF: The National Aviation Hall of Fame NAHF: The National Aviation Hall of Fame

NAHF: The National Aviation Hall of Fame

"Where legends land and dreams take flight"

The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery

The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery

"The World's Leading Aviation Archaeological Foundation" (Wilmington, Delaware)

NASA Quest: Women of NASA NASA Quest: Women of NASA

NASA Quest: Women of NASA

This "Women of NASA" resource was developed to encourage more young women to pursue careers in math, science, and technology.

Notable Missing Persons Throughout History Notable Missing Persons Throughout History

Notable Missing Persons Throughout History

Wikipedia: "This is a list of notable, historically testified people who mysteriously disappeared..."

Meet the Cast

Meet the Cast

Hilary Swank Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

Hilary plays Amelia Earhart.

Richard Gere Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Richard plays George Putnam in AMELIA.

Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Ewan plays Gene Vidal in AMELIA.

Virginia Madsen Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Virginia plays Dorothy Binney Putnam in AMELIA.

Christopher Eccleston Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher plays Fred Noonan in AMELIA.

About Director Mira Nair

About Director Mira Nair

Mira Nair On IMDB Mira Nair On IMDB

Mira Nair On IMDB

An accomplished film director, writer and producer, Mira Nair was born in India...

Mira Nair On Wikipedia Mira Nair On Wikipedia

Mira Nair On Wikipedia

Mira was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, "Salaam Bombay!"...

Welcome to Mirabai Films Welcome to Mirabai Films

Welcome to Mirabai Films

Mirabai Films has established an annual filmmaker’s laboratory, Maisha, which is dedicated...

The New York Times On Mira Nair The New York Times On Mira Nair

The New York Times On Mira Nair

"A Night Out With Mira Nair: Personal Sound Effects"

Mother Jones Magazine On Mira Nair Mother Jones Magazine On Mira Nair

Mother Jones Magazine On Mira Nair

Mira Nair loves to tell a good story, no matter what the genre. From the gritty urban realism of...

Amelia On Youtube

Amelia On Youtube

Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart's final flight

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart's final flight

Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart "christens" an Essex Terraplane automobile, and signs autographs. It was a...

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart "christens" an Essex Terraplane automobile, and signs autographs. It was a media zoo, even back in 1932

Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega

Curator Dorothy Cochrane and aircraft restorer Karl Heinzel discuss the social and technological...

Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega

Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega Curator Dorothy Cochrane and aircraft restorer Karl Heinzel discuss the social and technological changes brought about by Amelia Earhart's career as they give a tour of Earhart's Lockeed Vega at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.nnFor more information, visit: http://www.smithsoniansource.org/display/topic/viewdetailshis.aspx?TopicId=1001nhttp://www.SmithsonianEducation.org

RED RIVER DAVE: Amelia EARHART's Last Flight (1937)
RED RIVER DAVE: Amelia EARHART's...

Red River Dave (McEnery) wrote in 1937 his classic song of Amelia Earhart's last flight.nDuring...

RED RIVER DAVE: Amelia EARHART's Last Flight (1937)

RED RIVER DAVE: Amelia EARHART's Last Flight (1937) Red River Dave (McEnery) wrote in 1937 his classic song of Amelia Earhart's last flight.nDuring Earhart and Noonan's approach to Howland Island the Itasca received strong and clear voice transmissions from Earhart identifying as KHAQQ but she apparently was unable to hear voice transmissions from the ship. At 7:42 a.m. Earhart radioed "We must be on you, but cannot see you -- but gas is running low. Have been unable to reach you by radio. We are flying at 1,000 feet." Her 7:58 a.m. transmission said she couldn't hear the Itasca and asked them to send voice signals so she could try to take a radio bearing (this transmission was reported by the Itasca as the loudest possible signal, indicating Earhart and Noonan were in the immediate area). They couldn't send voice at the frequency she asked for, so Morse code signals were sent instead. Earhart acknowledged receiving these but said she was unable to determine their direction.nnIn her last known transmission at 8:43 a.m. Earhart broadcast "We are on the line 157 337. We will repeat this message. We will repeat this on 6210 kilocycles. Wait." However, a few moments later she was back on the same frequency (3105 KHz) with a transmission which was logged as a "questionable": "We are running on line north and south." Earhart's transmissions seemed to indicate she and Noonan believed they had reached Howland's charted position, which was incorrect by about five nautical miles (ten km). The Itasca used her oil-fired boilers to generate smoke for a period of time but the fliers apparently did not see it. The many scattered clouds in the area around Howland Island have also been cited as a problem: their dark shadows on the ocean surface may have been almost indistinguishable from the island's subdued and very flat profile.nnWhether or not any post-loss radio signals were received from Earhart and Noonan remains controversial. If transmissions were received from the Electra, most if not all were weak and hopelessly garbled. Earhart's voice transmissions to Howland were on 3105 KHz, a frequency restricted to aviation use in the United States by the FCC. This frequency was not thought to be fit for broadcasts over great distances. When Earhart was at cruising altitude and mid-way between Lae and Howland (over 1,000 miles from each) neither station heard her scheduled transmission at 0815 GCT. Moreover, the 50-watt transmitter used by Earhart was attached to a less-than-optimum-length V-type antenna.nnThe last voice transmission received on Howland Island from Earhart indicated she and Noonan were flying along a line of position (taken from a "sun line" running on 157-337 degrees) which Noonan would have calculated and drawn on a chart as passing through Howland. After all contact was lost with Howland Island, attempts were made to reach the flyers with both voice and Morse code transmissions. Operators across the Pacific and the United States may have heard signals from the downed Electra but these were unintelligible or weak.nSome of these transmissions were hoaxes but others were deemed authentic. Bearings taken by Pan American Airways stations suggested signals originating from several locations, including Gardner Island. It was noted at the time that if these signals were from Earhart and Noonan, they must have been on land with the aircraft since water would have otherwise shorted out the Electra's electrical system. Sporadic signals were reported for four or five days after the disappearance but none yielded any understandable information. The captain of the USS Colorado later said "There was no doubt many stations were calling the Earhart plane on the plane's frequency, some by voice and others by signals. All of these added to the confusion and doubtfulness of the authenticity of the reports."

Amelia Earhart, 1897 to 1937
Amelia Earhart, 1897 to 1937

Amelia Earhart, 1897 to 1937

Amelia Earhart, 1897 to 1937

Amelia Earhart, 1897 to 1937 Amelia Earhart, 1897 to 1937