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Today in aviation history: Amelia Earhart makes first solo flight – Hawaii to US mainland

On January 12, 1935, Amelia Earhart completed the first solo flight from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland, flying her Lockheed ...
Colorado County Citizen

Local retired pilot reminisces over first solo flight in 1954

Michael William Moore, 87, retired from flying decades ago but relived the soaring heights of his first solo flight in 1954 ...
WTOL

Teen pilot Allyssa Metz celebrates 16th birthday with first solo flight

SANDUSKY COUNTY, Ohio — While most 16-year-olds are learning how to drive, one is learning how to fly. Allyssa Metz has been logging flight hours since she was nine. Just last month, the sophomore ...
UNHCR

First solo flight shows sky's the limit for refugees

One recent cloudy morning, Maya Ghazal climbed into the cockpit of a tiny plane at an airfield west of London, checked the controls and taxied to the end of the runway. Just 20 years old, she was ...
WDBJ

This Day in History: First solo flight around the world completed

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - On July 22, 1933, Aviator Wiley Post landed in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world. He finished the journey in 7 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes. His ...