Amelia Earhart was a pilot. She flew planes. She learned by taking flying lessons.

Her first plane ride was in December 1920. In 1923 she got her pilot's license.

In August 1929 she was in an air race. It was for women. She came in third.

In 1931 she flew an autogiro. She was the first woman to do so. She set an altitude record.

She was the first president of the Ninety-Nines. It was a group of women pilots.

In May 1932 she flew from Newfoundland. She flew to Northern Ireland. She crossed the Atlantic.

She was the first woman to fly alone across it. She was the second person to do it.

In 1935 she flew alone over the Pacific Ocean. She flew from Hawaii to California.

In 1937 she tried to fly around the world. Fred Noonan flew with her.

Her plane went missing in July 1937. Ships and planes searched for her.

Words to know

• autogiro: flying machine
• altitude: how high
• license: pilot's paper