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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
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.
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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.