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After her near-miraculous rescue in the middle of the Atlantic, Elder took to Vaudeville at an extravagant salary. A movie dramatization of "The American Girl's" flight fell through, but Elder landed starring roles in two Hollywood features and soon amassed a fortune of $250,000. Unfortunately, her fame faded quickly and other female aviators with more experience quickly eclipsed her. By the late 1930s, she was largely forgotten until salacious details from one of her divorce proceedings would again appear in the papers.
A standard military drift sight through the World War II and early Cold War eras.
Bats, Samoa (Pteropus samoensis)
One of the first effective models of bubble sextant for aeronautical use.
These aircraft served as flying classrooms for training U.S. Army Air Forces navigators in World War II.
Earhart used an antenna similar to this later model in her attempt to locate Howland Island.
"Black box" refers to more than just a flight data recorder for accident investigations. It often refers to electronic components in an aircraft that monitor or control flight or that support communication and navigation.
Black-faced Coucal and Long-tailed Cuckoo, Pacific Islands (Centropus melanops, Eudynamys tahitus)
A soldier using the Blue Force Tracker System.
