Amelia Earhart flew a red airplane. She flew it across the Atlantic Ocean. She was the first woman (and only the second person) to fly it alone. She took off from Harbor Grace in Canada, and said goodbye to all her friends.
She ran into a storm of lightning. She tried to dodge it, but ice on her wings pushed her down, almost into the water. Then she smelled a fuel leak, and was afraid she would run out of gas. She scared baby cows out from their field so she could land.
Amelia was a very brave woman, who believed that she could do anything. She disappeared trying fly around the whole world. Her red airplane is in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. I was able to see it when I was there a few summers ago, but I was only a year old so I probably should go back to really enjoy it!
Here I am doing my honorary airplane dance. I love pretending that I am an airplane or helicopter!
"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."
-Amelia Earhart
