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Narrator: The following year, on may 20, 1932
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Expedition Amelia

14 hours later she brought her Pick it up

Narrator: The following year, on may 20, 1932, Amelia climbs into her red lockheed vega and proves She knows no limits. Reporter (over radio): Blazing a trail of feminine glory, The dauntless courage of an indomitable soul Was not to be denied. Narrator: She becomes the first woman to fly solo across the atlantic Not as passenger, but as pilot. Reporter (over radio):
14 hours later she brought her
lockheed monoplane safely down On the barren fields of londonderry, ireland, hailed as the first woman to fly the Ocean alone. Narrator: She may have planned on landing in paris as lindbergh had but nothing Could dampen her reception. Reporter (over radio): As they have lindbergh, new yorkers took Lady lindy to their hearts. Narrator: Eighty plus years later, lady lindy has outshined lindbergh himself. And her mystique continues to entice explorers like bob ballard. Ballard: Pick it up

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Narrator: The following year, on may 20, 1932,
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Amelia climbs into her red lockheed vega and proves
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She knows no limits.
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Reporter (over radio): Blazing a trail of feminine glory,
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The dauntless courage of an indomitable soul
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Was not to be denied.
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Narrator: She becomes the first woman to fly solo across the atlantic
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Not as passenger, but as pilot.
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Reporter (over radio): 14 hours later she brought her lockheed monoplane safely down
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On the barren fields of londonderry, ireland, hailed as the first woman to fly the
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Ocean alone.
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Narrator: She may have planned on landing in paris as lindbergh had but nothing
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Could dampen her reception.
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Reporter (over radio): As they have lindbergh, new yorkers took
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Lady lindy to their hearts.
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Narrator: Eighty plus years later, lady lindy has outshined lindbergh himself.
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And her mystique continues to entice explorers like bob ballard.
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Ballard: Pick it up.
Duration
60 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:51
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Production
National Geographic

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Movie Summary

Deep-sea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard attempts to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance in an effort to end speculation about what actually happened to her.