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In 1928 a public relations firm was looking for a female to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as a good gesture to England from the United States. On June 17, 1928, I took off from Trespassey Harbor, Newfoundland. Accompanying me on the flight was pilot Wilmer Stultz and co-pilot/mechanic Louis E. Gordon. Twenty hours and 40 minutes later we landed in Burry Point, Wales. It was that day that I became infamous. Although the journey was a success I felt like baggage on the plane ride because I did not get to participate at all in the flying.
Despite my fame I was not the best woman aviator of my day. I have had many crashes and frequently in the air I endure unbearable upset stomachs from the gasoline fumes. Nevertheless, I was getting more well known by the day, and it was only a matter of time before I needed to make another big trip. On May 20, 1932, I took off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and due to technical difficulties landed in Londonderry, Northern Ireland making me the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Between 1930 and 1935, I set seven women's speed and distance aviation records in a variety of aircraft. By 1935 I began to plan one last flight that would set me apart before I retired. I decided that I would attempt to be the first person to circumnavigate the world at the equator. I knew that this flight would be the greatest risk of my life, but nonetheless, I wanted it badly. March 17,1937 I took off from Oakland, CA toward Honolulu, HI, however, my plane crashed in Honolulu setting me back from my greatest adventure ever. Seventy-nine days and $30,000 dollars later I left Miami on June 1 to try again. I was three-fourths of the way done before I got so sick and needed to land in New Guinea to regain strength. On July 2, 1937 I left Lea, New Guinea to finish my journey
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but as proceeded the clouds got thicker and, though I did not know it at the time, I was more then five miles off of my target island. I had been ill informed of how to work the radio and I did not know Morse code. The fuel was getting low and in every direction all I could see was the glistening blue ocean. Numerous times I attempted to radio for help however I never received a response. I just kept flying until my plane slowly fell into the waves of the deep blue sea. I was forever lost. Or was I?
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