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On June first 1937 with my navigator Fred Noonan took of from Miami, Florida. It was my first around the world flight. We would land in California. We made several stops, beginning in Puerto Rico and continuing in Africa, India and Australia. On June 29 we landed in New Guinea being this our last stop before crossing the Pacific.

We flew already 22,000 miles and have only two more stops to make. In our forlast stop we would be guide by a ship. But after beibg flying 19 hours we had trouble comunicating with the ship. We got lost and ran out of gas. No one could heard more about me, not even my plane could be found. No body knows how I died, but many know how I live. I was declared dead in 1939.

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Why do I do it

When I was in California, I went to an air show. A few days later, I paid one dollar for my first airplane ride. As soon as I left the ground, I knew I had to learn to fly. I had come to an airfield in Los Angeles to see Neta Snook. Neta was a pilot and flying instructor. She agreed to teach me to fly. I learned fast. Neta called me a "natural". For my twenty four birthday, I got the best present I could imagine: my own plane. My mother and sister put their money to buy it.