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Ann Pellegreno and Crew at Willow Run Airport Planning Amelia Earhart Commemorative Flight, June 1967 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Ann Pellegreno and Crew at Willow Run Airport Planning Amelia Earhart Commemorative Flight, June 1967 image
Year:
1967
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 5, 1967
Caption:
Global Flight Crew And Their Plane - The crew of the Earhart Commemorative Flight pose while discussing last-minute plans for their 26,000-mile trip around the world to trace and complete Amelia Earhart's attempted 1937 air odyssey. The group has tentatively set Wednesday morning as their take-off time. From left to right are Lee Koepke, mechanic; Mrs. Ann H. Pellegreno, pilot; William Polhemus, navigator; and William Payne, co-pilot. Their craft is a 1937 twin-engineLockheed Aircraft Model 10, the same type of plane Miss Earhart flew on her trip.

Anne Pellegreno at Willow Run Airport Ready To Begin Amelia Earhart Commemorative Flight, June 1967 Photographer: Jim Kane

Anne Pellegreno at Willow Run Airport Ready To Begin Amelia Earhart Commemorative Flight, June 1967 image
Year:
1967
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 7, 1967
Caption:
Leaves To Fly Around The World - Mrs. Ann H. Pellegreno, the 30-year-old pilot of the Amelia Earhart Commemorative Flight, pauses for a final chat with her husband, Don, also a pilot, before boarding her 1937-vintage craft to trace and complete Miss Earhart's attempted 27,000-mile trip around the world. The plane left Willow Run Airport early today and is expected to arrive in San Francisco, Calif., late tonight. A stop is planned at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.