Legends of Aviation: Amelia Earhart makes record flight June 7
At 3:15 a.m., the grass runway at Parnamirim Airport was completely dark. The two pilots, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, paced the path looking for any type of landmark to help with their takeoff. “Once off the ground, a truly pitch dark encompassed us,” says Amelia Earhart, according to Finding Amelia by Ric Gillespie. “However, […]