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Amelia Earhart would have a hard time disappearing in 2019

  • Written by Brian Strzempkowski, Assistant Director, Center for Aviation Studies, The Ohio State University
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, with advanced navigation equipment mounted above the cockpit.USAF/Wikimedia Commons

When Amelia Earhart took off in 1937 to fly around the world, people had been flying airplanes for only about 35 years. When she tried to fly across the Pacific, she – and the world – knew it was risky. She...

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