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2012-07-02

The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart: An Infographic

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Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937. Here’s a great infographic about her life put together by designer Boris Benko and posted to Visual.ly.

Click below for a full size version, which starts with Earhart’s purchase of a single-engine Kinner Airster in 1921 and ends with the final flight of her Electra 10E.



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