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World Service,2 mins

A very modern heroine

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The US aviator Amelia Earhart became one of the first global celebrities after flying the Atlantic solo in 1932. 80 years after she mysteriously disappeared on a round-the-world flight, Bridget Kendall talks to Susan Ware and Dorothy Cochrane about how she used her image and ingenuity to carve out a career for herself as a female pilot. Photo: Amelia Earhart talks to friends from the cockpit of her plane (Getty Images)

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