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Thank you.

G.P., I must have dozed off.

Are we late?

Oh, no. We're always late.

I was practicing that speech. You know
the one about the sled when I was a

little girl? Yeah, it's my favorite
story.

Well, you know that I've told that thing
a thousand times.

But, you know, this is the first time
I've ever dreamed about it, G.P., and

it's strange, I think.

Strange, because...

I could have been killed that day.

But you weren't.

No.

Look what I have for you.

What's that?

What's that? That's the brand new Amelia
Earhart kitchen.

I just closed the deal for the
endorsement on the phone right now. What

do you think?

I think you've finally lost your mind,
GP.

What are you talking about?

Lost my mind?

Amelia, I can see you standing right
here.

Pointing to the stove with your right
hand and then in your left hand holding

a steaming hot apple pie. When was the
last time you saw me in a kitchen, GP?

Any kitchen? This isn't any kitchen,
Amelia. I know. This is the Amelia

Earhart kitchen.

I know, GP.

I know.

I'll make you a deal.

I'm all ears.

All right. I'm going to do this kitchen
thing. If instead of driving today, we

fly. Flying's out of the question,
Amelia.

Can't you make it go a little smoother?

Okay, you want to drive?

And now, who better to introduce our
guest of honor than her husband and

partner and a distinguished publisher in
his own right, Mr. George P. Putnam.

Thank you very much. What can I actually
say about Amelia Earhart that hasn't

already been said?

That she is a national treasure.

Well, I think you already know that.

That her daring exploits as a pilot have
brought enormous honor to our nation.

You already know that.

So I'm going to skip all that for you
folks. And I'm simply going to say what

an enormous honor it is for me to
present to you the ideal of American

womanhood. A shining beacon of grace,
fortitude.

and feminine beauty for women all over
this world.

Lady Lindy.

Yes, exactly as she says. Lady Lindy,
the sweetheart of the sky.

What's wrong? What's wrong?

My name is Amelia Mary Earhart. I know.

I bet you would never introduce Charles
Lindbergh as the cutie of the clouds.

Oh, no, because he's competent, he's
respected, and he's a man.

Is everything all right? No, actually,
it isn't. I'm just... Well, I don't know

who this is that you're talking about,
Jimmy, because I'm not going out there.

Listen to me. There are some extremely
influential men from Purdue out there

who are very interested.

and giving us your shiny new airplane.
So I suggest you reconsider.

Now, please.

Thank you.

Oh, dear. Well, first of all, I would
like to thank Mr. Putnam for his very

generous...

introduction. And second of all, well, I
would like to apologize for the delay. I

can hardly say that I blew a tire now.

When I was seven, my grandparents gave
me a sled for Christmas.

I took it to the top of the highest hill
in Addison.

Well,

of course I will. What's your name?
Heather.

Heather. That's nice.

You've got to go now, dear.

Okay, thank you. Thank you. Excuse us,
ladies.

Sorry.

So, did you talk to the people from
Purdue University?

I did. They were pretty impressive. They
were? Miss Earhart. Hi. Sid Smith, the

Gazette. Can I ask you a question or
two?

Well, I don't know, Mr. Smith. Can you?

Well, I think I can.

What do you say to your critics who
claim that without your husband's

promotion of you, you'd be just another
woman pilot scrounging to make a living?

She'd quite simply drop a dime in their
cup and keep on moving, much like we're

trying to do, Mr. Smith.

Did Mr. Putnam choose you to be the
first woman to fly across the Atlantic

because you look like Lindbergh?

Oh, I do think that Lindbergh was better
looking.

So you don't deny it.

You're talking to the first person to
cross the Atlantic twice by air. That's

old news. No, it's also a world record.
Mr. Putnam, I'm talking to your wife,

not to you.

I don't know. What do you want me to
say, Mr. Smith, that I'm not the

greatest flyer in the world? Because I'm
not. I'm not even the best female flyer.

But what I am the best at is never
giving up.

Tenacity, Mr. Smith.

Write that if you can spell it.

Is that what this means?

No.

Write that if you can spell it. That's
big stuff, Mel.

Oh, I just am so sick and tired of those
reporters asking me the same damn

questions over and over. I mean, the
Atlantic side, what was the Atlantic

side? It was eight years ago.

I'm bored, G.P.

Bored with what? I'm bored with
everything.

I think that Sid Smith is right.

I think I'm old news.

Hey, look, I've got new wrinkles under
my eyes.

Gives your face character.

Mm-hmm.

Gray in my hair.

Would you think that $40,000 would be
enough money?

Enough for what?

Purdue might be interested in financing
a brand new Lockheed Lecter. Oh, no.

A Lockheed Lecter?

All we have to do is reel him in. Oh,
well, you can do that.

We can do that.

Oh, well, you can do that.

Oh.

And

now

the Pearl Radio Hour is pleased to
introduce our very special guest for

today.

Well, if it isn't Amelia Earhart, the
queen. Queen of the air. Oh, it's nice

of you to drop in, Amelia.

Thank you, Grace.

I was in the neighborhood and thought
I'd say hello.

Would you like a cup of tea?

Mmm, that sounds lovely.

Amelia, you are the only lady I know
who's flown all the way across the

Atlantic Ocean by herself.

Tell me, what luggage did you take on
such a long trip? Well, Grace, I only

took two lightweight Amelia Earhart
suitcases.

One held a few wrinkle-free separates I
designed just for the occasion, and the

other was filled with masks.

Good idea.

A girl wouldn't want to get lost.

No, she wouldn't. Not at 12,000 feet.

Oh, my goodness, how time flies. I'm
sure you have to hurry home and prepare

a wonderful meal for your husband,
George.

Any parting words, girl to girl, for our
friends, Amelia?

Yes, I want them to be sure and know
that I use pearl soap before every

flight and that...

I'm not a girl anymore, Grace. I haven't
been a girl since grade school, and

neither are you.

We're women who are capable of
discussing critical and meaningful

issues, such as obtaining equality under
the law. Grace, did you know that women

are still the victims of restrictive
class legislations and conflicting

interpretations of the statutes? In my
opinion, their rights must be made

theirs by constitutional guarantee. What
do you think, Grace?

Well, I... Well,

maybe, Grace...

Maybe you need more time to mull it
over.

I think I better hurry home and put on
that pot roast.

Went pretty well, didn't it?

What the hell is the matter with you? I
couldn't listen to one more word of that

dribble, much less say it myself.

Why don't you just take a gun and put it
to both our heads? I spent half my life

setting up this endorsement. You spend
the other half putting them right in the

toilet. Well, if I have to spend one
more second discussing kitchen

appliances or luggage or the stupid
zip-out lining of the Amelia Earhart

raincoat under the screen!

You want a new plane? Yes, I want a new
plane! Okay, then you cannot say

whatever it is comes in your mind. Well,
I'm just pointing out a few obvious

things. Amelia, if you want a new plane,
you've got to do the endorsements.

You've got to do what the script says
and say it exactly the way they want it

said. Otherwise, you can go right back
to flying Lady Bird air shows in

jerkwater towns. In the meantime... Play
by the rules.

All right, okay, I'll be good, I
promise.

I'll be good.

Good? Yes.

I'll be good, like an angel.

Let's please him and get carried away.

Mr. Earhart, what a pleasure to see you.

Luck has nothing to do with it. Pratt
and Whitney are really eager to supply

the engines.

Might have figured out close.

The Aeroheart name is a great deal of
prestige. I'm actually beating sponsors

back with a propeller. I love the
propeller button with Aeroheart. Thank

you. And what's truly so wonderful about
your line of clothing is the waistline.

Yes. So simple yet elegant and
wrinkle-proof. So natural.

Oh, yes. That's a big plus, isn't it?
Yes. Last week, I saw your Harris Tweed

coat. Well, is it then lining?

Now, how did you ever think of that?

I don't know. I...

I simply don't know.

I don't know, Mr. Putnam.

We're talking about a great deal of
money here.

Well, we are also talking about
something quite historic here. And at

the same time, it looks so attractive.

I can't get over the reasonable cost.

$50,000 covers it right on the nose.

We're in the midst of a depression, Mr.
Putnam.

Our endowment's been better.

How about that? You were just so
elegant. You are so creative. Oh, my.

Purdue. It's always number one on our
list.

And if you guys can't go along with us
on this one, we totally understand it.

I'm just reluctant to start in with
Harvard and Stanford. Harvard is

interesting. Harvard.

Oh, yeah.

Did he say Harvard?

Harvard.

So, how's it going?

They're all yours.

Reel them in.

Ladies and gentlemen, if I could have
your

attention for just a moment, please.

When I was younger, I wrote a poem that
began with the line, Courage is the

price... life exacts for granting peace.

Since that time, I've also come to
believe that to stand still, to make no

attempt to conquer new vistas, is to
die.

Well, I would like to take this
opportunity here among people who, like

me, are forever moving forward to make
an announcement.

In the very near future, when I get the
right airplane, I shall attempt what no

woman or man for that matter, has ever
attempted before.

To fly around the world at as long as
possible route, the equator.

Are you

sure you're ready for that?

Nope. Ladies and gentlemen.

In light of what we have just heard,
Purdue University will be highly honored

to give $50,000 toward the plane that
will make...

from the Vega to the Electra. But you're
wrong.

Well, if I can learn to fly the Vega, I
can learn to fly the Electra. But the

Electra is a very sophisticated machine.

The control panel is loaded with blind
flying instruments you're going to have

to learn, and it has twin engines.

I know. It takes a lot of skill to fly
this thing. I know. I know. Why the hell

are you doing this anyway?

Because I'm a lousy cook.

Okay? What's the difference? What the
hell is this trip going to prove?

It's going to prove that I'm still
around, that I really am Amelia Earhart.

It's simple, Max.

Are you in or out?

We're going to install this clutch next
to hold around 1,200 gallons of fuel.

Okay. That's going to increase the gross
weight of the ship by 50%. Now, while

the ship's being worked on, you're going
to learn to fire in a simulated setup.

What are you talking about? I've got a
trainer all set up.

I'll do it myself.

Wait, I'm pulling.

You still run it. You still run it.
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.

TP? Your plane's ready.

She's beautiful.

She's perfect.

Happy birthday, darling.

Oh.

Gee, on my birthday, I usually just get
a tie.

Now comes the hard part.

I'm going to have to learn to fly this
thing.

No, Johnny, the throttle's here, honey,
like every other female pilot I've met.

This isn't a washing machine.

I'm using the rudder. There, there you
go. Use the... Okay,

Papa says... Try it again. I got it.

Got it? That's it, Mads. What do you
think? Okay, well, remind me to kiss the

ground when we get off this baby.

Together, together. Look in front.

Good, good. Am I doing good?

All right, I got it. There. So it's the
27A for the 20B, and it's the 9C for the

13A. No, no. The 9A. 9A. Okay. For the
13C transmitter. All right. 9A for the

13C transmitter.

Again. 9A control for the 13C
transmitter. Remote frequency control.

Remote frequency control for the 13C
transmitter.

Okay. Again. Oh, come on, please. Again.

Again this month. You've got to learn
the communication systems of this

aircraft. What do you think you're going
to do, pull over and ask somebody

directions? Try it again.

Oh.

Oh, fine. Fine.

Fine, go, go. Just get out of here, go.

I mean, after all, who needs to learn to
keep this damn thing in the air anyway?

Fine, really.

Look, you know, I don't understand
what's the matter with you.

You still don't understand the basic
fundamentals of this machinery.

I mean, we have a hell of a... lot of
work to do here and you're disappearing

every damn time i turn around i'm sorry
it's hard i'm sorry it's boring but

you're gonna have to learn to run this
equipment blindfolded if you're gonna

stand half a chance of surviving this
little excursion of yours

All right, it's the 27A remote control
unit for the 20B receiver.

All right, 13.

Well,

I figure another few months and you'll
be out of here. Oh, boy, the compliments

are really flying today.

I haven't got another few months.

The GP has me booked closed.

Well, you told the GP that Papa says you
need more practice.

A lot more practice.

Will you please stop saying that?

You're not my Papa, all right?

My father was a second-rate alcoholic
attorney who I spent half my life trying

to get away from. I'm not about to start
doing what Papa says now. Pass the

mustard. Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.

Come on. Guess what?

Roosevelt is okay the use of Howland
Island as a landing site in the Pacific,

and they are building Madame her very
own room.

Did you hear that, Matt?

My own custom runway.

Oh, isn't that jaunty?

You know, maybe I'm pointing out the
obvious here, but you're going to have,

let me see, about an 1,800-mile jaunt
across the Pacific to this island,

which, by the way, is the size of a rat
turd if you're lucky enough to hit it.

Then I'll land it somewhere else. There
is nowhere else.

Oh. You have two charming options, the
Pacific Ocean filled with sharks or one

of those lovely little islands
controlled by the Japanese.

You're like an old woman.

I'm just trying to be prudent, George.

Amelia just happens to be an extremely
competent pilot.

Well, not of this plane she's not.

Which, by the way, needs a lot more work
to iron out some technical difficulties.

Things like the hatch blowing open in
mid-flight, the oil seals leaking, the

engines igniting. Little things like
that. But I guess that you don't give a

damn. You are such an old lady. If
there's anything worse than two old

ladies, it's two old men whining. If
you'll excuse me, this old lady has

better things to do.

Pardon me.

Hi, I'm Harry Manning.

I hear you need a navigator.

Hey, Harry.

Paul?

Good to see you.

Hello?

So, Manning's on board.

Ah, good.

Have you ever heard of a fellow called
Noonan, Fred Noonan? No.

He's an ocean navigator, Amelia. He's
supposed to be the best in the world.

Supposed to be?

Amelia, he is the best in the world.

Noonan?

Fred Noonan?

That's right. He's supposed to be
Manning's backup.

He should have been here an hour. I
know. We're ready for you, Mr. Hart.

Thank you very much.

Hi.

You're late, Mr. Noonan.

Yes.

I'm here now.

We're ready for you, Mr. Hart, please.

Thanks. Thank you very much. Just a
minute.

Making a movie?

Better hear you got the booth from Pan
Am, because the booth, is that true?

Maybe. Is that a maybe yes or a maybe
no? All right, let's just cut the crap.

Are you a drunk Noonan, or can you do
this job?

I can do the job.

Can you?

Whenever you're ready.

Yes.

In the second week of March,

I will be... I will be flying from

Honolulu.

I will be flying from Oakland.

Could I try that again?

Please, just take your time. Relax.

Try that again. Right, right.

Thank you.

Okay.

In the second week of March, I will be
boarding the Electra for the first leg

of my round-the-world flight.

I will be flying from Oakland...

looking at that shirt. I don't think I'd
make it.

Patrick's Day.

You're of the luck of the Irish.

Well, take care of yourself. I'll be
fine.

I'll be fine.

Here, take this with you.

Well,

thank you.

You look really happy.

It's a good picture.

Media Earhart has just completed the
first hop of her flight around the

world. Landed her plane just before dawn
in Hawaii.

Setting, I might add, a world record for
an east-west crossing.

15 hours, 51 minutes, 30 seconds.

When does she leave Hawaii?

She'll be leaving on the 20th.

On the next leg of her historic journey,
which, incidentally, fellas, is going to

be extremely well documented in Ms.
Earhart's upcoming book.

Well, it's as far as I stand on to go
you're on your own from now on You're

heavy with fuel.

This airport is notorious for
crosswinds. I want you to remember

Let's go

Take it easy.

You're stressing the field!

journey she just took is historic.

It's never been done by any man or
woman.

And as far as Miss Earhart's aviation
skills go, first of all, she blew a tire

second of all the field. Piss poor
shape. And thirdly, if it wasn't for the

woman's amazing ability under pressure
to cut the switches, everybody on the

plane would have been killed. Now the
woman's name happens to be...

I could have killed Noonan and Manning
in that crash.

But you didn't kill them, Amelia.

But I could have.

I mean, it's one thing for me to risk my
own life up there, but to take other

people's lives in my hands is something
else.

Amelia, those were two very big boys who
knew exactly what they were getting

into. But that's not the point.

I make them a promise when they enter
that plane that I'm going to take care

of things.

Young lady, don't you ever start
doubting yourself as a pilot. I just

cracked up a $100,000 plane, GP!

that you've created.

I'm just a mediocre pilot who you picked
out of a crowd nine years ago because I

looked like Charles Lindbergh and, oh,
yes, I could fly just a little tiny bit.

A little?

Excuse me, Miss Amelia Earhart, but who
was it in the tiny little box up there

over the Atlantic Ocean all by herself?

You said every speed...

Where are you going?

What are you going to do?

I don't know.

Sometimes I think... We're just a
business, Bertrand, GP. That's all we

are.

We're not a marriage.

We're just a business.

Cooking's not one of your talents, J.P.

I didn't think you were coming back.

No, neither did I.

Well, your finger is bleeding.

Oh, I guess.

Well, don't you know you're not supposed
to use the big knife for carrots? It's

the little one, always the little one.
Even I know that.

I'm going to be fine, Amelia.

Here, let me see that.

Let me see it.

Uh-oh. I think we better rinse that off.

All right. Does that hurt?

I shouldn't have said what

I did.

I mean, we're more than just a business
merger.

What are we going to do?

About what?

About us. About everything.

Well, we're going up.

Again.

The way I see it, Harry, it's the flight
of the century.

We need exactly that, 60 grand.

35,000 for plane repairs and 25 for
flight arrangements.

No, no, no, no. The whole weather
conditions have changed.

She's going to be flying the other
direction this time. West to east? Yeah.

She'll be taken right off from Miami.

I see it as the flight of the century.

It's the flight of the century.

Risky. Suddenly Amelia Earhart is risky?

All I'm trying to do is give your bank
the opportunity of a lifetime. A chance

to be in on aviation history.

Loan.

I need $50,000.

How hard is that? I need it now.

I need $50,000.

All right?

It's a schedule. It has to be met or it
cannot happen.

Yes, I appreciate your honesty.

And that's exactly why I'm telling you
that you wouldn't understand a good deal

if it was tattooed to your wife's ass!

ever taught you how to knock?

Sorry, Mr. Putnam.

There's a man here to see you. Get rid
of him.

But, Mr.

Putnam... You get rid of him, ma'am!

You

must

understand that I'm here unofficially,
Mr. Putnam. This is not strictly

speaking government business.

I understand.

Mr. Putnam, there are certain people in
this country who believe it's in our

national interest to see Miss Earhart
succeed.

One would hope so. The U.S. enjoys a
certain, shall we say, technological

superiority, and it's most important to
these people that that image is not only

maintained, but even heightened, Mr.
Putnam. To be quite blunt, we don't like

to see prominent Americans fail in quite
such a flavored fashion as your wife.

You refer to it as failure. We refer to
it as trial and error.

Would you just hear me out, Mr. Putnam?
What do you want?

Now, we all know the situation in
Europe.

Hitler's shown no sympathy to American
causes.

We don't need a civics lesson. What do
you want?

Now, the Japanese control a number of
islands that your wife will be flying

directly over, assuming that this
around-the-world journey of hers ever

gets off the ground.

Oh, it'll get off the ground. Now, wait.
Don't misunderstand me, Mr. Putnam. It

is important to us that she succeed.

She will succeed.

I've been asked to make you the
following offer.

We are prepared to completely finance
the reconfiguring of Miss Earhart's

aircraft, providing her with all the
most up-to-date technologies, etc., and

whatever might be required in the way of
ground-to-air radio communications,

etc., providing that this is all off the
record.

In return for what?

Well, naturally, we assume that if Miss
Earhart should see anything on certain

islands... See anything? What are you
talking about, spying? I mean, Earhart

is not a spy.

Simple observation, Mr. Putnam.

Information.

This conversation will remain absolutely
confidential.

And no one, particularly Amelia, ever
knows a word of it took place. You

understand me?

But in regards to the Japanese... In
regards to the Japanese, it's really

rather simple. How's that?

If Amelia sees something, she'll tell
me.

And then I'll tell you.

Fair enough.

Fair enough.

The important thing is that she succeeds
in this flight.

Isn't that right, Mr. Putnam?

That certainly is right, Mr. Laughlin.

I know the discrimination against women
in various forms of industry.

The Department of Commerce makes no
exception in granting licenses to men or

women. A pilot's a pilot.

I hope that such equality could be
carried out in other fields.

so that women and men may achieve
equally in any endeavor they set out.

Excuse me for just one moment, ladies
and gentlemen.

I'll be back momentarily.

What is it, G.P.? Your plane will be
ready in May. What?

Well, how'd you do it? How'd you get the
money? Well, you know me. Nobody can say

no to old G.P. Putnam.

Well, as I was saying, I hope that such
equality can be carried out in other

fields so that men and women may achieve
equally in any endeavor they set out.

What do you mean you won't wait? We
didn't ask you to wait that long.

You can't do that to us.

Amelia, your navigator just quit.

Which one?

Oh, please, God.

Nothing for a minute?

Harry Manning. It's Harry Manning. You
won't wait till your blanket's repaired.

Just afraid to go up with me again,
that's all. Oh, Noonan's a much better

navigator anyway.

Oh, you're not hiring Fred Noonan, not
as my sole navigator. No. I just did it,

Amelia. Well, then I'm undoing it. The
man is irresponsible.

He's a drunk. He can't put three words
in a row together, and I don't like him.

Well, you're never going to get anybody
any better than that. Yes, I will. No,

you won't, Amelia, because nobody wants
to do it.

today, aren't they? I'm celebrating.

And when you finish celebrating... Nary
a drop will pass my lips.

Look, Noonan, my father was an
alcoholic, so you know I've heard this

song and dance a million times.

Really? That's right. So let's get the
card straight out on the table, okay?

Please.

I don't want you on the flight.

Okay.

So that...

That's it?

Yeah. What do you want, tears?

No, I'm... You're not going to argue it,
huh?

No.

Well, then... Fine.

Thank you very much.

I hope you make it.

Uh, Mr. Noonan, did you mean it what you
said before about not drinking

after today?

You can't find anyone else for the job,
can you? That's not what I said.

Word gets around.

Look, I just wanted to make sure that,
you know, I didn't harm your chances of

getting another job. That's all.

Well, that's very nice. Don't worry
about me.

Listen.

I think you're a good navigator. And you
didn't chicken out like Manning did

after the crash, so... Okay.

You be my navigator.

Now, are you sure that's what you want?

Yes.

Buy you a drink.

No, thank you.

And on today, that intrepid adventuress
of the air, Amelia Earhart, will take

off from Miami on her way to San Juan,
Puerto Rico, the first hop of her globe

-circling flight.

Well,

it would be five weeks if we went there.
1,700 miles a day.

150 miles per hour. 14 hours now.

What the hell is going on here? You're
not taking the trailing antenna?

I hate the damn thing. It's too hard to
handle. You're lousy with the radio.

You're too damn stubborn and stupid to
learn your Morse code. And now you want

to leave the antenna?

What are you trying to do?

Well, it weighs too much.

And we need the room for extra fuel. How
are you going to communicate if you get

lost up there? I don't get lost, man.

You'll be traveling over thousands and
thousands of miles of... Shut up, Nance.

You're driving me crazy, all right? Me
too.

Me three.

All right, let's get out of here. Let's
go. Come on.

You're not ready.

Sucks. What?

Green.

Over here.

Right here, thank you.

This is crazy.

Pardon me.

Take care of her.

Well.

So wish me luck, huh? Wish me luck.

You'll need it. I can't say I wish I was
going along for the ride.

Listen, I hope you remember. I know.

I know, I know, I know. I know. I'm not
ready. I'll never be ready enough for

you. I want you to take good care of GP,
okay?

I promise. But listen, just worry about
yourself.

The Pacific's a lonely place. You hit
Howland Island and you hit nothing.

Come back safely.

Sure.

We'll put it back together when I get
home.

You're the greatest flyer of them all,
kiddo.

Thank you.

fires, and a bout of bad luck that would
have stopped a lesser mortal, Amelia

Earhart is conquering the skies yet
again.

The queen of the air has finally taken
off on the first leg of her round-the

-world flight.

She's flown over Puerto Rico, Venezuela,
and Brazil.

From all of us to that brave little
lady, bon voyage and bon chance!

Whereas we see it home in the U.S. of A,
good luck, sweetheart.

Do it proud.

Damn engine.

Fly him out of this mess.

Shut up, and I know what I'm doing.

That wasn't so hard, was it?

Wonderful. I'm going to land her.

No kidding.

All right.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou.

Women.

Hallelujah.

Certainly could have been a little
bigger picture.

On our longest... The flag so far of her
around-the-world flight fame, Aviatrix

Amelia Earhart, sped over 1,628 miles of
jungle and ocean in just 10 hours.

That's big stuff, Mr. Austin, big stuff.

It's good, Mr. Biden.

It's very good.

Why are you telling me where you're
going or do you want to keep it a

secret? You smell of alcohol, man.

That's my new aftershave.

You just made the wrong turn.

Why don't you just crawl right back
where you came from, all right?

Okay. When you want to know the
position, drop me a note. Thank you.

So far on her historic journey, Miss
Amelia Earhart has flown more than 15

,000 miles.

Think about that. That's over halfway
around the world. Imagine that.

And on the adventure of a lifetime, our
little lady is living and loving every

minute of it.

Photos, boys, pass them out among
yourselves.

makes two of us.

Oh, dear.

Well, where's Pearl's sub when you need
it?

Which was the map?

Well, Mance was right.

He was right. You hit Holland Island?

Or you don't hit nothing?

To hold this course, we should be
landing in four hours and ten minutes.

Oh, great. Right about there.

Oh, right.

I can't believe you put us down a foot
from where we're supposed to be. Three

feet.

Three feet. Okay, Noonan, three feet.
But I'll tell you, your coffee's not as

good as your navigating.

It's a hell of a lot better with a
little bit of whiskey.

You're hopeless.

Why are you doing this? What do you
mean?

Flying.

Well, God, I don't know. What kind of a
question is that to ask?

Because I love to fly.

I love it.

You know.

You know, Nina.

Near than.

Near than.

No. Some more coffee.

for this call three weeks ago.

I was absolutely guaranteed there would
be no problem getting through the

Bandung. Well, keep trying.

Yes.

Hey,

gentlemen. Gentlemen, I just got off the
phone with Miss Earhart. What can I say?

Three weeks into her trip, the woman is
still full of them and vigor.

some more time, I'll just go shave. No,
it's all right.

Okay, what else did you find?

We have to repair the fuel analyzer,
flow meter, and generator meter.

Let me ask you something, okay? Does
anything work? Oh, yeah. Does anything

work at all? Most everything else.

But since you soon will be flying over
the... Pacific.

Pacific, it's very important that the
fuel...

Stay in the plane.

Yes.

How long is this going to take? These
repairs?

A week. A week?

Or maybe less.

Maybe less.

Maybe more.

Not the parachutes.

Can you walk on water?

Huh? No. Well, neither can I.

They're not going to help us.

You know, Noonan, when this is over, I'm
going to toss in the towel. I'm

quitting. This is my last flight.

I'm too old for this crap. I'm going to
go home. I'm going to bake cookies and

be the wife. Oh, yeah?

Yeah. Going to give up flying?

Well, I figure I've only got one good
flight left in me anyway.

Think you'll quit drinking?

Oh, yeah.

I'll quit drinking after I taste one of
your cookies.

No, but really, Noonan, what are you
going to do when we get home?

I may have a bath.

Oh. And I'll have a nice steak.

And I'm going to start a school. A
school?

Navigation.

Oh.

I think you'd make a good teacher.

I think you'll be a good wife someday.

So how much do we have to lose?

27 pounds.

Oh.

Excuse me?

Do you have a crate?

Or a box?

We're going to send these things home.

Okay.

Amelia, I don't think that's a good
idea.

It's a life raft.

Well, we've ditched everything else we
could ditch.

Famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart arrived
today in Ley, New Guinea.

Ahead for the Queen of the Skies lies
the most hazardous part of her journey,

a grueling 2,550-mile flight over the
Pacific to Howland Island, a tiny dot in

the vast blue ocean.

What is it?

Did I wake you?

Yes, but it's so good to hear your
voice.

How are you?

What?

I can't... This connection, it's all...
No, what did you say?

I said the plane... How is the plane
holding up?

a thousand gallons of fuel just to make
it over the ocean. So, GP, I've had to

parcel most of my things.

Amelia?

Honey?

I missed the last few words.

You should be receiving it in a few...

my gal.

You'll do yourself proud, honey.

I can't hear you.

You'll do us all proud.

T.P.?

I love you. I'm your hero.

I love you.

Mr.

Balfour is a top-notch radio operator.

He'll be in contact with you from the
time you leave here. Excellent.

You've got headwinds of 20 to 30 knots,
rain squalls and overcast skies for the

next 100 miles.

You'll have one heck of a task trying to
find Howland Island.

From what I hear, it's nothing more than
a sandbar.

We'll find it.

Mr. Noonan is an excellent navigator.

You'll have three U.S. naval warships
monitoring you constantly.

Primarily the Itasca. I'll be in contact
every half hour on your daytime

frequency. I think you should come
along.

My goodness, that would be something to
tell my grandchildren, wouldn't it?

I'd say your plane was heavy enough
already.

I know that, Mr. Balfour.

You should be airborne by now! Come on!

Get her feet off the ground!

See you good.

to KHAQQ. We read you.

On course at 12,000 feet.

Switching to nighttime frequency 3105
KC.

Layer to KHAQQ. Remain on present
frequency.

Repeat. Remain on present frequency.

Wish to contact Cutter Itasca.

Repeat. Wish to contact Cutter Itasca.

KHAQQ. Come in, KHAQQ. Do you read me?

K-H-A-Q-Q.

Come in, K-H-A-Q-Q.

The Itasca will have her.

Let me know the minute that you know.

Well, of course I'll be here. Where else
will I be?

Just relax for one minute.

I'll relax when we're here for you.

Over here.

If only she had more radio equipment.

If only she had her damn trailing
antenna.

She'll be fine.

Trust me. What am I talking to you for?
You don't give a damn. It's just no

business to you.

You son of a bitch.

What's the matter with you?

Don't you know half of the damn Navy is
in on this?

Right now, as I'm talking to you, the
government is putting a high-frequency

directional finder right there on
Howland Island.

They'll hear her signals.

Mr. Lofton, I am very busy right now.

Commander, I think it would be in your
best interest to hear me out.

We've got to have that equipment on
Howland right now.

A high-frequency radio direction finder
is a very sophisticated piece of

equipment. It's going to take time to
set it up. Tell me something, Lofton. If

and when we get you to Howland, just how
in God's name do you plan to power this

new fangled ray gun of yours? There is
nothing on Howland but sand, dirt, and

bird crap.

How are you going to run this thing?

want some coffee?

No.

What's the matter?

My gyro compass broke.

So what else is new?

It's not like we're going to hit a
continent.

It's a tiny little island three miles
wide.

We've got the storm front ahead of us.

I can't see the stars.

I'm useless.

It'll clear up before long, I'm sure.
I'm sure. We're going to pass right

through it, Noonan.

We still have enough fuel.

To turn back.

In 58 minutes, we don't have that
option.

You want to turn back?

That's not what I'm saying. Well, then
what are you saying?

It's your call.

No, it's not my call, Noonan. It's not
just my call. It is your call. I just

want you to understand the options.
That's all.

There's a whole lot of water out there.
I cannot guarantee you that'll put us

within 100 miles of Howland Island.

kind of trouble, we'll use the radio.

Let's just give it a little more time.

Fifty-six minutes.

It's going to clear up before then.

What do you say?

I'll have some of that coffee.

It'll be a long night.

is your position? What is your position?
When do you expect to reach Howland?

When do you expect to reach Howland?
Please acknowledge.

Newton!

Newton!

Where are we?

Well, we're on course.

Well, then why the hell won't they
answer me?

I don't know.

Keep trying.

I am.

9A remote.

No power on the island.

I think I can power it with the ship's
gun batteries.

I don't understand you. You think of
everything but the obvious.

I think it's worth a try, Captain.

It's a good course for Halloween.

Come in, I, Tesca.

We are circling. I cannot hear you.

Gas is running low.

Come in, I, Tesca.

The sun will be coming up soon.

There's no much for the stars.

I'd kill for a drink right now.

I'd hate to go down, is it?

over an upstanding individual.

Let's find Howlett, huh?

these batteries last? A few hours,
assuming they hold out.

I just don't get it.

We lost contact with her before.

It's a vast area. She could be in some
static hole.

Just give us some time.

We are reading you.

We are reading you, Earhart.

Come in.

Come in, Earhart.

Earhart, we are reading you. Come in.

Earhart. We are reading you.

We are reading you, Earhart. Come in.

Come in, Earhart.

KQQ.

Calling Itasca.

Come in, Itasca.

Very little fuel left.

I know.

I got a lander, but I can't. Land?

Yes.

There is no land.

an island?

We found it.

Looks like it.

Amelia,

it's a cloud.

It's the shadow of a cloud.

Come in there, Jessica.

Come in there, Jessica.

Come in there, Jessica.

I like flying.

I like flying with you. What the hell?
We're making history.

I've... I've got to try and land her on
the water, okay?

One more time.

Up and to the ground.

Okay.

Don't be afraid.

You're the greatest flyer of them all.