Amelia's records and accomplishments
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- May 22 Amelia got pilots license
- Amelia was the first, and still one of the only women to get the Air Force distinguished flying cross
- 1928- first woman to fly across Atlantic (as passenger)
- 1928- First woman to make a solo round-trp flight across US
- 1929- Placed third in women's air derby
- 1931- first president of the 99s
- 1932- First woman to fly solo across Atlantic
- 1932- First woman to fly solo nonstop from coast to coast
- 1932- Received the National Geographic Society's special gold metal
- 1935- First women to compete in the national air races in Ohio
- 1935- First person to fly solo across the Pacific
- 1935- First person to fly solo from L.A to Mexico City
- 1935- First person to fly solo from Mexico city to Newark, New Jersey
- 1937- First person to fly from Red Sea to India
- 1937- Before dissapearing forever she set a record of most distance covered at 22,000 miles
- broke the altitude record for women- 14,000 ft
- broke speed record of 181.81 mph over 3k course