Posted on Aug 21, 2022
'All about Amelia,' Earhart's hometown of Atchison will open a new aviation museum in her honor
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The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is slated to open in 2023. It honors the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937 on a doomed voyage around the world. But she’s still a big presence in Atchison, Kansas, where she was born and lived for about a decade with her grandparents. Despite moving around to other cities, it’s the place she called home.
During the third weekend of July, the town's population of about 10,000 more than doubles for the annual Amelia Earhart Festival.
“We are all about Amelia,” said Karen Seaberg, who chairs the festival. “You have Amelia Earhart Highway, Amelia Earhart Bridge, Amelia Airport. And so the festival has kept that alive.”
Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937 on a doomed voyage around the world. But she’s still a big presence in Atchison, Kansas, where she was born and lived for about a decade with her grandparents. Despite moving around to other cities, it’s the place she called home.
During the third weekend of July, the town's population of about 10,000 more than doubles for the annual Amelia Earhart Festival.
“We are all about Amelia,” said Karen Seaberg, who chairs the festival. “You have Amelia Earhart Highway, Amelia Earhart Bridge, Amelia Airport. And so the festival has kept that alive.”
'All about Amelia,' Earhart's hometown of Atchison will open a new aviation museum in her honor
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good morning Brother William, solid read and share, keep them coming.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."So there's 'crashed and sank,'" Roberts Parker read from the options on the screen, "castaway, the search continues, assumed identity, reversed course, captive in Saipan, and captured."
And though we may never know what happened to Earhart on that final flight, stories told at the new museum about her life and impact as a pilot will continue to be celebrated throughout Atchison."
..."So there's 'crashed and sank,'" Roberts Parker read from the options on the screen, "castaway, the search continues, assumed identity, reversed course, captive in Saipan, and captured."
And though we may never know what happened to Earhart on that final flight, stories told at the new museum about her life and impact as a pilot will continue to be celebrated throughout Atchison."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
She was a brave and iconic pilot who was a pioneer in flight back in the days where flying was far more dangerous and subject to countless factors that reduced the odds of successful outcomes. Yet, she had the courage to fly anyway. And as we're seeing even today, she hailed from a state whose population is singularly independent and isn't swayed by outside influences.
She was a brave and iconic pilot who was a pioneer in flight back in the days where flying was far more dangerous and subject to countless factors that reduced the odds of successful outcomes. Yet, she had the courage to fly anyway. And as we're seeing even today, she hailed from a state whose population is singularly independent and isn't swayed by outside influences.
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