When Did the First Woman Fly Solo Across the Atlantic?

Amelia Earhart departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, on May 20, 1932, and landed in a pasture near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, approximately 14 hours and 56 minutes later. She faced mechanical problems, icy conditions, and a cracked exhaust manifold during the flight. Earhart was already famous as the first woman passenger to cross the Atlantic by air in 1928, but this solo flight cemented her as one of aviation's greatest pioneers. She received the Distinguished Flying Cross from the U.S. Congress — the first woman to earn the honor. Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe.