The company was located at the Burbank Airport, about five miles (8km) from Earhart's Toluca Lake home. [131] Earhart dubbed the twin engine monoplane her "flying laboratory". She died on 29 October 1962. And on July 2, she took off from there for tiny Howland Island on a 2,556-mile flight that would be one of her longest and most dangerous. [Note 19] The expected flying time was about 20 hours, so, accounting for the 2-hour time-zone difference between Lae and Howland and crossing of the International Dateline, the aircraft was expected to arrive at Howland the morning of the next day, 2 July. Daughter of a railroad attorney, she grew up as a . In 1928, Earhart became the first female passenger to cross the Atlantic by airplane (accompanying pilot Wilmer Stultz), for which she achieved celebrity status. [100] There was no honeymoon for the newlyweds, as Earhart was involved in a nine-day cross-country tour promoting autogyros and the tour sponsor, Beech-Nut chewing gum. media legend. Some sources, including Mantz, cited pilot error. [206] As the plane closed with the island, it expected to be in radio contact with Itasca. Amelia Mary Earhart, born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897 (missing in flight as of July 2, 1937), daughter of Edwin and Amy Otis Earhart, was an American aviator and noted early female pilot who mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during a circumnavigational flight in 1937. [126][127] Earhart and Putnam would not move in immediately, however; they decided to do considerable remodeling and enlarge the existing small structure to meet their needs. [Note 35] This frequency was thought to be not fit for broadcasts over great distances. [74] Her concept of simple, natural lines matched with wrinkle-proof, washable materials was the embodiment of a sleek, purposeful, but feminine "A.E." Jackie Cochran, another pioneering aviator and one of Earhart's friends, made a postwar search of numerous files in Japan and was convinced that the Japanese were not involved in Earhart's disappearance. Wait. Dozens heard Amelia Earhart's final, chilling pleas for help External Websites - Amelia Earhart: A Resource Guide - Research Guides [270], A rumor that claimed that Earhart had made propaganda radio broadcasts as one of the many women compelled to serve as Tokyo Rose was investigated closely by George Putnam. United States of America. Aviator Born Amelia Mary EARHART American aviation pioneer and author Born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, USA , United States Died on January 05, 1939 in Declared Legally Dead Born on July 24 35 Deceased on January 05 38 Family tree Report an error Earhart David 1779 - 1848 Altman Catherine Elizabeth 1788 - 1870 Patton John 1791 - Wells The Electra failed to establish two-way radio communications with USCGCItasca(1929) and failed to radiolocate Itasca. She and her younger sister, Grace Muriel, lived in the home of their grandfather, Alfred Otis, and attended a private school. Setting off on May 8, her flight was uneventful, although the large crowds that greeted her at Newark, New Jersey, were a concern,[120] because she had to be careful not to taxi into the throng. Amy was a homemaker who was also involved in social work and women's suffrage movements. Amelia Earhart | Biography, Childhood, Disappearance, & Facts Amelia Otis was the granddaughter of Gebhard Harres, a German settler well known for his work in the Lutheran Church. Amelia Jane Otis Earhart (1869-1962) - Find a Grave Memorial