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Q: What was the color of Amelia's first plane? A: bright yellow

Q: What was the name of the plane that Amelia flew across the Atlantic Ocean? A: The Friendship

1. Amelia made two historic flights across the Atlantic Ocean. How was her role in the 1932 flight different from the 1928 flight? (14-19; 23-26) In the 1932 flight she was the pilot. In the 1928 flight she was a passenger. 2. Amelia Earhart served as president of the Ninety-Nines. What is the Ninety-Nines? (21) an organization of women pilots 3. In Amelia’s first attempt to fly around the world she began in California and ended where? (31) Hawaii Why could she not continue? (32) The plane was damaged. 4. In Amelia’s second attempt to fly around the world she decided to travel west. Why? (33) She could test the plane over land instead of water. 5. One theory about Amelia Earhart’s disappearance is that she crash landed on an uninhabited island in the Pacific. Expeditions to prove this theory found several items to support this. Name two. (44-45) a female skeleton; a sextant (accept navigation instrument); combs; fishing tackle; decorations made of aircraft metal; parts of a shoe; campfire remains