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6: Oakland, California
Amelia Earhart started out in Oakland, California May 21, 1937. She was attempting to fly around the world. Amelia was flying a costum built Lockheed model 10E Electra. She had an extra large gas tank on her trip. Her plan was to stay over as much land as she could; following the Equator, only going over water if necessary. She had already made many flights in the past few years and now was going on the flight of her life. Amelia and her navigator, Fred Noonan, started on the flight around the world.
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7: Miami, Flordia
Amelia Earhart started in Oakland, California but she made a stop in Miami, Florida on June 1, 1937. This stop was the final servicing of the plane before she flew to Brazil. They flew over land as much as possible so they could make the short hop over the Atlantic Ocean. Before she got to Miami she experienced some mechanical difficulties, but they made it. After her stop in Miami she went on her way to achieve her goal to be the first woman to fly around the world.
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8: Assab, Ethiopia
One stop Amelia made on her way around the world was in Ethiopia. She had traveled over 5,000 miles from her last stop. All this time she had been with her navigator, Fred Noonan. Ethiopia was their last stop on the African continent before heading for Pakistan.
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9: Karachi, Pakistan
On Amelia Earhart’s twenty-seventh day of flying she stopped in Karachi, Pakistan for a day. By the time she got to Karachi she had set a record. She was the 1st person to fly from Africa to India. After the day they spent in Karachi they continued on their journey to Bangkok.
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10: Bandung, Indonesia
After a quick stop in Rangoon, Bangkok Amelia and her navigator flew to Bandung, Indonesia. While there they were delayed by a monsoon. Monsoons are strong gusts of wind that change direction with the season. The winter monsoon goes from the Northeast. This monsoon carries little moisture. The summer monsoon carries lots of moisture and it comes from the Southwest
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11: Lae, New Guinea
Amelia's next stop was in Lae, New Guinea on June 28 and 29, 1937. While here she had her direction finder repaired. Without the direction finder she would not know where she was and could wander off her course. Also in New Guinea her parachutes were packed and sent home since they would be no use over the Pacific. This stop was not a long one so she was back in the air in no time.
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12: Honlulu Hawii
Amelia Earhart was on her way back the United States when she crashed in to the Pacific Ocean. She was last heard from by radio operators in Honolulu, Hawaii. Before she crashed, she had flown a total of 24,557 miles. After the crash rescuers went out to look for her and her navigator, but they were never found. Rumors spread that Amelia was spying for President Roosevelt to see what the Japanese were up to in the Pacific. Another story claimed that she crashed and was captured by the Japanese. Amelia Earhart never finished her fight around the world.
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