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1928 Earhart Becomes 1st Woman to Fly Atlantic

 

1928 Earhart Becomes 1st Woman to Fly Atlantic

On June 18th Amelia Earhart became the first women to fly across the Atlantic, She flew as a passenger in a plane that took 24 hours and 49 minutes to make the crossing. Her pilots were Wilmer Stulz and Slim Gordon. The aircraft was a Fokker FvIIb 3bm.

 

 

 

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