AMELIA EARHART
 

Amelia Earhart

with guest speaker, Dan Timmer

Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 1pm

On Sunday July 21, 2024 at 1pm, Oakland Aviation Museum is hosting guest speaker, Dana Timmer who managed the first ever deep-water sonar search for Amelia Earhart’s aircraft.

Amelia Mary Earhart born July 24, 1897 was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During her life, Earhart embraced celebrity culture and women's rights, and since her disappearance, she has become a cultural icon. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and she set many other records; she was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.

In 1937, during an attempt to become the first woman to complete a circumnavigational flight of the globe in a Lockheed Model 10-E Electra airplane, Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared near Howland Island in the central Pacific Ocean.

Oakland Aviation Museum
8252 Earhart Road Oakland, CA 94621

Museum open 10 am to 4pm