Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic Ocean
In 1928, Amelia Earhart received a phone call that changed her life completely. She was invited to
cross the Atlantic Ocean in a plane and therefore to become the first woman in the human history to
cross the Atlantic Ocean. “The
idea of just going as an extra
weight did not appeal to me at
all” she said when she heard
the proposal but in the end she
accepted. On June 17, after
several delays due to bad
weather, Amelia flew a plane
named Friendship with copilots
Wilmer “Bill” Stultz and Louis
“Slim” Gordon. The trip took
more than 20 hours to be
completed! When the plane
landed, the crew was greeted
with a parade along the Canyon
of Heroes in Manhattan and
followed by a reception with president Calvin Coolidge at the White House. Amelia Earhart was an
inspiration for her time due to the fact that she did something unconventional and pioneering.
People still feel adoration and awe for her achievement!
Kyriakou Stella