Title: Original fabric section from Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B Author: Earhart, Amelia Place: [n.p.] Publisher: Date: [1930's] Description: Square of fabric, approximately 5x5 cm (2x2"), mounted beneath a reproduction photograph of Earhart standing on the landing gear of her aircraft, descriptive text beneath the fabric. 51x38 cm (20x15¼"). An artifact from the plane's restoration, originally sold by Smithsonian Institution in the late 1970's. The text below reads: "This Lockheed Vega 5B was the aircraft used by Amelia Earhart when she became the first woman to make a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, May 20-21, 1932. Miss Earhart made the 3260 kilometer (2026 mile) flight from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland to Culmore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland in 14 hours 54 minutes. On August 24-25, 1932 in the same Vega, Miss Earhart flew from Los Angeles, California to Newark, New Jersey covering the 3940 kilometers (2448 miles) in 19 hours 5 minutes. This was the first solo nonstop transcontinental flight by a woman. The Lockheed Vega is now a part of the collection of the National Air and Space Museum." Lot Amendments Condition: Sample with cracking and discoloration; near fine. Item number: 289825
Title: Original fabric section from Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B Author: Earhart, Amelia Place: [n.p.] Publisher: Date: [1930's] Description: Square of fabric, approximately 5x5 cm (2x2"), mounted beneath a reproduction photograph of Earhart standing on the landing gear of her aircraft, descriptive text beneath the fabric. 51x38 cm (20x15¼"). An artifact from the plane's restoration, originally sold by Smithsonian Institution in the late 1970's. The text below reads: "This Lockheed Vega 5B was the aircraft used by Amelia Earhart when she became the first woman to make a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, May 20-21, 1932. Miss Earhart made the 3260 kilometer (2026 mile) flight from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland to Culmore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland in 14 hours 54 minutes. On August 24-25, 1932 in the same Vega, Miss Earhart flew from Los Angeles, California to Newark, New Jersey covering the 3940 kilometers (2448 miles) in 19 hours 5 minutes. This was the first solo nonstop transcontinental flight by a woman. The Lockheed Vega is now a part of the collection of the National Air and Space Museum." Lot Amendments Condition: Sample with cracking and discoloration; near fine. Item number: 289825
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