In 1936, according to Purdue, Earhart used $40,000 from the fund to acquire her Lockheed Electra 10 airplane. Called the "Flying Laboratory," it was specifically outfitted for long-distance flights.

Amelia Earhart, 40, stands next to a Lockheed Electra 10E, before her last flight in 1937 from Oakland, Calif., bound for Honolulu on the first leg of her record-setting attempt to circumnavigate ...

A piece of metal debris found in the western Pacific is deemed to be from a World War II plane, not Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra. The mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart has made ...

A crew says it found Amelia Earhart’s plane. It could take years to confirm. January 30, 2024 More than ... said they captured an image of what might be Earhart’s Lockheed Electra.

For nearly 90 years, the world has been vexed by the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her plane. Back in 1937, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan left Miami in a Lockheed Electra 10-E plane on a ...

Since 1937, Amelia Earhart’s disappearance has puzzled countless explorers and aviation enthusiasts. So when a South Carolina search team claimed to have found a sonar image of her Lockheed ...

Since 1937, Amelia Earhart’s disappearance has puzzled countless explorers and aviation enthusiasts. So when a South Carolina search team claimed to have found a sonar image of her Lockheed ...

Since 1937, Amelia Earhart’s disappearance has puzzled countless explorers and aviation enthusiasts. So when a South Carolina search team claimed to have found a sonar image of her Lockheed ...

A statue of Atchison native Amelia Earhart sits outside the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum. The museum is home to a similar model of Amelia Earhart’s plane, the Lockheed Electra 10-E. Caroline ...

Since 1937, Amelia Earhart’s disappearance has puzzled countless explorers and aviation enthusiasts. So when a South Carolina search team claimed to have found a sonar image of her Lockheed ...

Since 1937, Amelia Earhart’s disappearance has puzzled countless explorers and aviation enthusiasts. So when a South Carolina search team claimed to have found a sonar image of her Lockheed ...