Transcontinental Speed Record, 1932

Sub-Series — Box: 3

Identifier: MSP 9, Series 1, Sub-Series 7

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains the certificate of speed record from the National Aeronautic Association.

Dates

Creation: 1932

Creator

From the Collection: Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 (Person)
From the Collection: Putnam, George Palmer, 1887-1950 (Person)

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Biographical Information

Earhart became the first woman to fly across the United States nonstop on August 25-25, 1932. Earhart piloted her Lockheed Vega 5B from Los Angeles to Newark in a record 19 hours and 5 minutes. The 2,477-mile flight set an official U.S record for women’s distance and time. Her average speed for this record-breaking flight was 128.27 miles per hour, and she flew most of the way at an altitude of 10,000 feet. Less than a year later, Earhart would set a new transcontinental speed record, making the same flight in a record 17 hours and 7 minutes