Pioneering Moments

Amelia Earhart Arriving in Oakland, California

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More than 10,000 people greeted Earhart at Oakland, CA after her nearly 19-hour flight from Hawaii.

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More than 10,000 people greeted Earhart at Oakland after her nearly 19-hour flight from Hawaii. She flew a Lockheed 5C Vega, which replaced her transatlantic 5B Vega displayed in the Pioneers of Flight gallery in Washington, DC.

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National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

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SI 73-4032
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1935
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