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Which female aviator famously attempted an around-the-world flight in 1937?
Answer
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937, during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, becoming aviation's most famous unsolved mystery.
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Amelia Earhart's disappearance remains one of aviation's greatest mysteries, with her final transmissions still analyzed by historians and researchers worldwide.
Other options people guess
- Jacqueline Cochran
- Amy Johnson
- Jean Batten
Topics
- 1930s
- aviation
- mystery
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