Linda Finch, 1951-
In 1997, 60 years after Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean, Texas businesswoman and aviator
Linda Finch completed Amelia’s last flight. Linda was the first to recreate Amelia’s around-the-world journey in a
restored Lockheed Electra 10E, the same make and model aircraft that Amelia flew. The airplane was accurate
down to the rivets, except for the use of modern navigation equipment.
Linda traced the route that Amelia flew, finishing the trip two-and-a-half months later. The mission to complete
Amelia’s journey was “World Flight 1997.” More than a million school children followed the flight daily through a
web site and educational program called “You Can Soar.”
When she completed the journey, Linda said of Amelia, "She had a message for people. She believed that people
could live larger lives. You should not live within the limits society set for you, or most times, we set upon
ourselves.”
In 1997, 60 years after Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean, Texas businesswoman and aviator
Linda Finch completed Amelia’s last flight. Linda was the first to recreate Amelia’s around-the-world journey in a
restored Lockheed Electra 10E, the same make and model aircraft that Amelia flew. The airplane was accurate
down to the rivets, except for the use of modern navigation equipment.
Linda traced the route that Amelia flew, finishing the trip two-and-a-half months later. The mission to complete
Amelia’s journey was “World Flight 1997.” More than a million school children followed the flight daily through a
web site and educational program called “You Can Soar.”
When she completed the journey, Linda said of Amelia, "She had a message for people. She believed that people
could live larger lives. You should not live within the limits society set for you, or most times, we set upon
ourselves.”
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