Amelia earhart: Who was she? By

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The next record attempt was a nonstop flight from Mexico City to New York. At the conclusion of her visit, at which she was joined by her husband, GP, she took off on May 8 for Newark, New Jersey, setting another record. Although her flight was uneventful, she had to contend with large crowds after landing and was concerned about taxiing too close to them.

Due to an earlier ban on female pilots in the Bendix Trophy Race, which was part of the National Air Races, Earhart was the first woman pilot to participate in that race in 1935, placing fifth. It was the best she could manage given that her stock Lockheed Vega, with a top speed of 195 mph, was outclassed by competing state of the art air racers which reached more than 300 mph. The race was a rough one as one competitor, Cecil Allen, died in a fiery takeoff crash, and rival Jacqueline Cochran was forced to withdraw due to mechanical problems, the fog, and violent thunderstorms that plagued the race.