Amelia married George Putnam, but she kept her maiden name. She was ahead of her time. She and a navigator named Fred Noonan started in California in 1937. They stopped to refuel in a lot of places, like Arizona, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, South America, Africa, and others. Then when they were over the Pacific Ocean they disappeared.
Some people think that they crashed in the ocean, but no real debris was found.
Other people think Amelia was tired of being in the spotlight and she found a new identity. If Amelia were still alive, she would be 100 years old. Her sister is still alive and she is 98 years old. Back to our Aerospace Badge Links page. Back to our Sign of the Satellite Links page.