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There have been some suggestions on what could have happened, but no has proof. The plane was never found and neither was Amelia Earhart or Fred Noonan (the navigator). The most common suggestion is she got lost and lost contact but no one knows.

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Amelia Earhart once said "Women like men should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."

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Amelia Earhart once said "Women like men should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."

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Sadly, when Amelia was doing her most daring record, suddenly, they started to lose contact on the radio and then suddenly, they lost contact altogether. Immediately they sent out for rescue boats but there was no sign of her. She died on July 2nd, 1937. She inspired many women to be pilots

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Amelia Earhart broke loads of records, but she wanted to break more. Then she came up with the most daring record, to fly around the world following the equator as close as possible.

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When Amelia bought a plane, it was bright yellow, so she called it 'The Canary.' Then she bought another plane, called 'The Yellow Peril.'

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After the airshow, Amelia worked hard to save up money for flying lessons. When she got enough money, she was taught by Anita Snook.

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When Amelia was twenty, she took part in an air show. Her Dad paid for it and when she had finished, she knew that flying was for her.

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The Wright brothers were alive back then and she was offered a flight in their plane, but she just shook her head and said that their plane was just 'rusty wire and wood.'

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Once Amelia made a roller-coaster in her own back garden! She also shot rats with a rifle when she was playing with her sister, Muriel. She made collections of insects and snails, too.

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She was born over 100 years ago, on July 24th, 1897. She had always dreamed of being a pilot.

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