Amelia Earhart was a pioneering female aviator who hit a lot of milestones thanks to her daring adventures. In 1937, Amelia took off to claim the record of being the first woman to fly around the world. But somehow, she disappeared somewhere in the South Pacific.
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Nobody has seen any sign of her or her aircraft ever since. Decades have passed but people are still wondering what really happened to Amelia Earhart. It was no doubt one of the greatest mysteries left unsolved.
A celebrity aviator
Earhart has been flying since the early 1920s but it was not until 1928 that she became a celebrity. This was the year when she became the first female aviator in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean. After breaking this record, everyone in the world got to know her name.
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Earhart went on to break other records over the following decade. She soon set out to become the first female aviator to complete a round-the-world flight. Earhart started to plot her route for this feat in 1936. She had no idea that it was going to be her last flight.