Aviation History - August 25, 1932 - Earhart sets woman's distance record

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:25:20 -0400

24–25 August 1932: Amelia Earhart flew her Lockheed Model 5B Vega, NR7952, from Los Angeles, California to Newark, New Jersey, a distance of 3,939.25 kilometers (2,447.74 miles), in 19 hours, 5 minutes. She had departed Los Angeles Municipal Airport (now known as LAX) at 7:26:54 p.m. Pacific Time, 24 August, and landed at Newark Municipal Airport at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time the following day. This set a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) women’s World Record for Distance in a Straight Line Without Landing. He average speed for the flight was 206.42 kilometers per hour (128.27 miles per hour). She was the first woman to fly solo coast-to-coast. Less than a year later, she broke her own record by almost two hours.

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Aug 25 at 2015 3:26 PM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:26:15 -0400

Thanks for the historical perspective update.

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Aug 25 at 2015 5:49 PM

MSgt Curtis Ellis — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 17:49:01 -0400

One of my many aviation heroes!

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Aug 25 at 2015 7:01 PM

Sgt Kelli Mays — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:01:53 -0400

I wonder what happened to her.

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Aug 25 at 2015 7:02 PM

Sgt Kelli Mays — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:02:05 -0400

I wonder what happened to her. I wonder if she'll ever be found?

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 25 at 2015 7:27 PM

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:27:33 -0400

Love this! Just this past March I had friends in from Germany and took them to the Air and Space Museum here in DC. They loved it. We really enjoyed the exhibit on Amelia Earhart. Thank you for sharing this!

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Aug 25 at 2015 7:31 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:31:42 -0400

Great post!