NR7952. High-speed cabin monoplane with cantilever wings and streamlined design. On May 20-21, 1932, Amelia Earhart flew this Vega across the Atlantic Ocean becoming the first woman to fly, and only the second person to solo, the Atlantic. Vegas were highly prized as racing and record-setting aircraft, and as seven-place airliners.
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Eric Long
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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Aircraft; Aviation; Aviators; Exploration; People; Private; Records & Firsts; Women
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