Amelia Earhart

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• Amelia Earhart arrives at Wheeler Field, Oahu, aboard her twin engine Lockheed Electra on the first leg of her east to west trip around the world flight, March 18, 1937.
• Attempting to set an aviation mark as the first woman to fly around the world, Amelia Earhart arrived at Wheeler Field, Oahu, on March 18, 1937 at 5:40 a.m. in her twin-engine Lockheed Electra.
• Amelia Earhart wears a lei upon arrival at Wheeler Field, Oahu, from California, March 18, 1937. She was pleased that the first leg of her east to west global flight attempt had been successful.

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• Amelia Earhart wears lei upon arrival from Oakland, California, March 18, 1937 in 15 hours 47 minutes. She set a speed record for that route with four hours of fuel remaining.
• Amelia Earhart arrives at Wheeler Field, March 18, 1937 in her twin-engine Lockheed Electra.
• Amelia Earhart is honored at a farewell party at the Wheeler Field Officer's Club, March 19, 1937.

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• Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra plane in a Wheeler Field hangar being tuned for her attempted flight around the world, March 19, 1937.
• Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra at Wheeler Field, March 19, 1937.
• Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra at Wheeler Field, Oahu, March 19, 1937.

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• Amelia Earhart talks to Army weather experts at Wheeler Field before taking off for Howland Island on the next leg of her around the world flight, March 20, 1937.
• Amelia Earhart moved her plane to Ford Island for takeoff due to the rough surface at Wheeler Field. Amelia started her take off roll at 5:53 a.m. March 20, 1937. She was forced to quit when the right landing gear tire blew out.
• The right landing gear tire on Amelia Earhart's Electra blew out on takeoff at Ford Island, March 20, 1937.