On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart departed North America on her solo flight across the Atlantic. Earhart’s historic flight left from Newfoundland, Canada and landed in Northern Ireland, near Derry. Later in 1932, Earhart made the first solo, nonstop flight by a woman across the U.S., from L.A to Newark. This footage of Earhart is from America in Color. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic #onthisday in 1932. Relive her historic flight and more of the decade's history on America in Color: The 1930s - https://bitly.com/3cicPjm | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation