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highplainsdem

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11. From the Smithsonian: They were passengers, but both took the controls briefly.
Wed May 28, 2025, 10:49 PM
May 28

Smithsonian page: https://pioneersofflight.si.edu/content/amelia-earhart-and-eleanor-roosevelt-flying-washington-dc-baltimore

Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt flying from Washington, DC, to Baltimore in 1933. Both Earhart and Roosevelt (who had applied for a student pilot license) briefly took the controls of the Eastern Air Transport Curtiss Condor.



Wikipedia on what was probably the type of plane they took: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_T-32_Condor_II

The Curtiss T-32 Condor II was a 1930s American biplane airliner and bomber aircraft built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. It was used by the United States Army Air Corps as an executive transport.

The Condor II was a 1933 two-bay biplane of mixed construction with a single vertical stabilizer and rudder, and retractable landing gear. It was powered by two Wright Cyclone radial engines. The first aircraft was flown on 30 January 1933 and a production batch of 21 aircraft was then built. The production aircraft were fitted out as 12-passenger luxury night sleeper transports. They entered service with Eastern Air Transport and American Airways, forerunners of Eastern Air Lines and American Airlines, respectively, on regular night services for the next three years. The June 15, 1934, American Airlines system timetable marketed its Condors as being "The World's First Complete Sleeper-Planes" with these 12-passenger aircraft being equipped with sleeper berths and also being capable of cruising at 190 miles per hour.[1]

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Love it! Diamond_Dog May 28 #1
Thank you! niyad May 28 #2
A post about Badass Women in History BOSSHOG May 28 #3
Wow, daring duo Shellback Squid May 28 #4
"is this slightly misogynistic?" speak easy May 28 #12
In what way could whathehell May 29 #21
poster was probably thinking excessive praise for stopdiggin May 29 #23
Hi stopdiggin.. whathehell May 30 #32
agreed, on all counts stopdiggin May 30 #33
maybe being condescending, I was a little tipsy when I posted but the story is amazing, especially for the time Shellback Squid May 30 #35
Daring duette, maybe? calimary May 29 #30
Fantastic! mountain grammy May 28 #5
You go, ladies! This made my heart sing, and babylonsister May 28 #6
And just a tad badass! BOSSHOG May 28 #7
Cheers to badasses!! babylonsister May 28 #8
Those two ladies had big smiles,... magicarpet May 28 #9
If Earhart had lived... Javaman May 28 #10
From the Smithsonian: They were passengers, but both took the controls briefly. highplainsdem May 28 #11
Knr UTUSN May 28 #13
And night flying in 1933 was no easy task compared to now Wednesdays May 29 #14
Children's Book: Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride electric_blue68 May 29 #15
Such a good book TNNurse May 29 #18
Cool! electric_blue68 May 29 #28
What a difference a century makes DFW May 29 #16
Love it! SheltieLover May 29 #17
Love it. Passages May 29 #19
Wow! A great story about two powerful women. Martin68 May 29 #20
Love it 😍😍. n/t iluvtennis May 29 #22
That's amazing and something I never knew about before! Vinca May 29 #24
Let's hear it for women. They are usually more fun than men. Be kind. There is a boomerang effect. twodogsbarking May 29 #25
Mrs. Roosevelt was a Force of Nature. Snackshack May 29 #26
Sweet wendyb-NC May 29 #27
My kind of gals! calimary May 29 #29
My Dad met them both once. NameAlreadyTaken May 29 #31
Thanks for posting that! Kaleva May 30 #36
They should make this into a movie SocialDemocrat61 May 30 #34
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