Amelia Earhart
Saturday, 14. November 2009, 18:51:42
The Sound of Wings, The Life of Amelia Earhart by Mary S. Lovell, 1989
p. 145 July, 1929
"A few days later, Amelia was on the inaugural flight of TAT's 'East to West' passenger service aboard the Ford trimotor City of Washington for the outward flight to Los Angles. Simultaneously, Charles Lindbergh was flying a similar airplane from Los Angles on the eastbound inaugural flight. The two planes landed in Arizona, where Lindbergh changed airplanes and flew the City of Washington on to California." [Kingman was a Transcontinental Airway Transport (TAT) airport.]
p. 149 August 18, 1929 Powder Puff Derby starting at Clover Field, Santa Monica, CA
"Amelia led on the second leg, but on a refueling stop at Yuma, she overshot the field and upended the Vega in scrub when she hit a ridge.... The propeller was bent but a new one was flow in..."
p. 259 May 21, 1937 Start of around the world flight from Oakland, CA
"From Burbank, Amelia and her three male passengers flew to Tucson, Arizona, where they landed to refuel. As Amelia started up the engines, the left one backfired and burst into flames, but was soon put under control with the plane's fire extinguisher system..."
EAST to the DAWN, the life of Amelia Earhart by Susan Butler,1997
p. 216 1928? "...in Casa Grande[, ??] she even found a women with whom she had acquaintances in common."
p. 218 September 14?, 1928 Her journey to CA where the Nat'l Air Races were in progress. Taken from the Yuma Morning Sun 9/15/28
"Several days later she landed at Fly field in Yuma, Arizona, to gas up for the final leg of her journey to Los Angles. ..., onlookers helped push the plane into position for takeoff. ... Suddenly the Avian was nose down in the sand. ...no damage was done."
p. 285 July ?, 1933 She was in the Bendix race, first time open to women (Long Island to LA) and ended with the Nat'l Air Races (LA)
"She continued westward the next day [from west of Wichita, Kansas] and then had the misfortune to have the hatch cover of her plane blow open; she landed in Winslow, Arizona, to have it repaired."
p. 305 January ?, 1936 She lectured in AZ somewhere?
"Fourteen days in January 1936 saw her give lectures in ... Arizona."
p. 145 July, 1929
"A few days later, Amelia was on the inaugural flight of TAT's 'East to West' passenger service aboard the Ford trimotor City of Washington for the outward flight to Los Angles. Simultaneously, Charles Lindbergh was flying a similar airplane from Los Angles on the eastbound inaugural flight. The two planes landed in Arizona, where Lindbergh changed airplanes and flew the City of Washington on to California." [Kingman was a Transcontinental Airway Transport (TAT) airport.]
p. 149 August 18, 1929 Powder Puff Derby starting at Clover Field, Santa Monica, CA
"Amelia led on the second leg, but on a refueling stop at Yuma, she overshot the field and upended the Vega in scrub when she hit a ridge.... The propeller was bent but a new one was flow in..."
p. 259 May 21, 1937 Start of around the world flight from Oakland, CA
"From Burbank, Amelia and her three male passengers flew to Tucson, Arizona, where they landed to refuel. As Amelia started up the engines, the left one backfired and burst into flames, but was soon put under control with the plane's fire extinguisher system..."
EAST to the DAWN, the life of Amelia Earhart by Susan Butler,1997
p. 216 1928? "...in Casa Grande[, ??] she even found a women with whom she had acquaintances in common."
p. 218 September 14?, 1928 Her journey to CA where the Nat'l Air Races were in progress. Taken from the Yuma Morning Sun 9/15/28
"Several days later she landed at Fly field in Yuma, Arizona, to gas up for the final leg of her journey to Los Angles. ..., onlookers helped push the plane into position for takeoff. ... Suddenly the Avian was nose down in the sand. ...no damage was done."
p. 285 July ?, 1933 She was in the Bendix race, first time open to women (Long Island to LA) and ended with the Nat'l Air Races (LA)
"She continued westward the next day [from west of Wichita, Kansas] and then had the misfortune to have the hatch cover of her plane blow open; she landed in Winslow, Arizona, to have it repaired."
p. 305 January ?, 1936 She lectured in AZ somewhere?
"Fourteen days in January 1936 saw her give lectures in ... Arizona."
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