Travels With Amelia (Bearhart)

Where's Amelia? - Amelia's History

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South Central Section Meeting
Mesquite, TX
April 23-24, 2010

Amelia moves to Houston

 

South Central Section Meeting
Denton, TX
October 2-4, 2009

Amelia moves to back to San Antonio

 

Air Race Classic
June 20-26, 2009

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Amelia registers for the Air Race Classic in Denver, CO.

South Central Section Meeting
Pecan Plantation, Granbury, TX
May 15-16, 2009

Amelia will be moving to Houston. However, she will first be flying in the Air Race Classic with San Antonio members Sherry Walker and Nancy Aldrich.

South Central Section Meeting
Amarillo, TX
September 12-13, 2008

Amelia moves to San Antonio

 

 September 12, Amarillo, TX

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Bonnie Lewis turns Amelia over to Patty Taylor of the San Antonio Chapter where she will reside until next spring.

September 12, Amarillo, TX

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Looking on during the presentation of a cake for the 50th Anniversary of the San Antonio Chapter

September 12, Amarillo, TX

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Assisting during the brainstorming session

September 13, Amarillo, TX

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Amelia helps call the business meeting to order. (L to R: Past Governor, Chris Swain, Parliamentarian, Charli Lamb; Governor, Jan McKenzie; Director, Jo Agee-Housler: Treasurer, Lisa Ward)

September 12, Amarillo, TX

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At Fall Section Meeting
Heading for the Big Texan in one of their limos with the longhorns on hood.

September 12, Amarillo, TX

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Cheering on Jesse as he attempts to eat the 72 oz. steak and all the fixin's.

September 12, Amarillo, TX

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Helping the bass player at the Big Texan entertain us.

 

 

Summer touring with Bonnie and Tom Lewis of the Brazos River Chapter 99s

September 1, Laughlin, NV

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Taking a break at the Golden Nugget pool with the Colorado River and mountains in the distance.

September 1, Bullhead City, AZ

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Bullhead City (A2O) airport, catching a ride  to the Golden Nugget in Laughlin.

August 28, Pacific City, OR

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At the Pacific City (PFC) airstrip on the way to eat at the 'Grateful Bread' and hike the beach cliff.

August 26, Medford, OR

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By the waterfall at Rough River Gorge.

August 25, Crater Lake, OR

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Lunch on the rim of Crater Lake.

 

August 25, Crescent City, CA

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Amelia and Bonnie with one of the giant redwoods in Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park.

August 23, Orcas Island, WA

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Wing walking on the wing of Rod Magner's 1929 Travelair at the EastSound Airport (ORS).

August 22, Orcas Island, WA

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Enjoying the beautiful EastSound from the porch.

August 16, Independence, OR

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At the RV Homecoming fly-in.

August 11, Jackpot, NV

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On the ramp at O6U with Cactus Pete's Casino in the background.

July 31, Oshkosh, WI

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EAA's AirVenture 2008

July 29, Oshkosh, WI

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Relaxing at Tom and Bonnie's campsite in the Homebuilt Camp Ground.

July 31, Oshkosh, WI

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Camp ground neighbor Katrina Noll (a 99) and her father Bob with his plane, the 30,000th homebuilt certified in the USA.

July 23, Black Hills, SD

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Amelia with the Presidents at Mount Rushmore.

July 24, Sylvan Lake, SD

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Amelia and Bonnie at Sylvan Lake, the most beautiful lake in the Hills.

July 24, Custer State Park, SD

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Amelia and Bonnie in front of the Needle's Eye formation.

July 22, Cheyenne, WY

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Amelia and Bonnie at Frontier Days stadium.

July 7, Johnson Creek, ID

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Johnson Creek (3U2) is a wilderness airstrip and camp ground. Where's Amelia - she was too busy relaxing (see next picture).

July 7, Johnson Creek, ID

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Relaxing with Tom, Claudia and Martin. 

 

July 1, West Yellowstone, MT

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Amelia, Bonnie and Tom visiting Yellowstone National Park.

July 1, West Yellowstone, MT

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Getting ready to camp at the Montana Aeronautics Pilot's Camp in Yellowstone.

July 1, West Yellowstone, MT

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Taking a break.

June 28, Lander, WY

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On the ramp at Hunt Field (LND).

June 28, Sink Canyon, WY

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Enjoying beautiful Sink Canyon, south of Lander.

June 26, Thermopolis, WY

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Amelia's on the move again. On the ramp at hot Springs County-Thermopolis Municipal (THP).

June 26, Wind River Canyon, WY

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Hiking in the beautiful canyon just south of Thermopolis.

June 26, Hot Springs State Park, WY

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Crossing the swinging bridge in the park.

June 10, San Saba, TX

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Amelia joined the Brazos River 99s on a flight to visit the girls at the New Horizons Children's home. Here are Heather and Harley in front of Bonnie's RV7A. They are very interested in becoming pilots.

June 10, San Saba, TX

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Amelia with the 99s and New Horizons girls in their dorm at the ranch.

June 10, San Saba, TX

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Several of the girls returned to the airport to watch the 99s and Amelia depart.

 

June 5, White Mountains, NH

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Amelia flew with Tom and Bonnie in the RV7A to visit their grandchildren in New Hampshire. She had a great time playing with Gabrielle who is about the same size as she is..

 June 5, White Mountains, NH

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Hiking in the Rocky Gorge along the Kankamagus Trail with Sarina and Cassidy.

 

 May 30, York Beach, MA

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Cassidy and Amelia, Sarina and Gabrielle at York Beach in Maine.

 May 30, York Beach, MA

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They also visited the world famous Nubble Light House. Cassidy, Nancy (Tom & Bonnie's daughter), Gabrielle and Sarina.

 May 24, Sweetwater. TX

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Amelia and several Brazos River 99s flew to Sweetwater for the WWII WASP Homecoming. (L-R: Karen Sparks, Marlene Gazda, Lana Kraeszig, Bonnie Lewis and Amelia, Karen Tucker)

 May 24, Sweetwater. TX

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Amelia and WASP Mary Vandeventer.

 

 

 May 24, Sweetwater. TX

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Amelia with WASPs Flora Belle Reece and Betty Jo Reed.

 

 May 24, Sweetwater. TX

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Brazos River 99s Karen Tucker, Karen Sparks Bonnie Lewis, Lana Kraeszig and Amelia, Debby Scanlan and Marlene Gasdz visiting with Major Nicole Malachowski (seated), USAF, the first female Thunderbird pilot.

 May 24, Sweetwater. TX

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Checking out the memorabilia with Traci Saimeinto, an instructor at the US Air Fore Academy who was also visiting Avenger field.

 May 24, Sweetwater. TX

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Sharing a few snacks with Major Bridget McNamara, USAF, the first woman B1 Bomber instructor.

 

 May, Smyrna, TN

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Amelia helps with registration at the National Intercollegiate Association's (NIFA) SAFECON 2008. This is the national competition for college flight teams.

 May, Smyrna, TN

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Helping with the Flight Simulator competition at SAFECON.

 May, Amarillo, TX

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Amelia went with Jerry Anne Jurenka to pick up a friend who became ill and needed to return to Longview, TX where Jerry Anne lives.

 April 13, Llano, TX

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She also struck up a conversation with a cowboy on his horse, waiting his turn in the rodeo ring.

 April 18, Llano, TX

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Amelia and her plate of crawfish at the Crawfish Open.

 April 12, Melbourne, FL

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Spending the day on the beach after Sun 'n Fun.

 April 9, Lakeland, FL
Sun 'n Fun

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At the 99s house with Past President Elaine Morrow.

 April 9, Lakeland, FL
Sun 'n Fun

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Traveling Again. Amelia and Bonnie at the entrance to Sun 'n Fun.

 March 30, Miller Field, SD

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Bonnie and Amelia then made a short stop in Miller to pick up Tom and head back home to Texas.

March 25, Cheyenne, WY

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Amelia flew with Bonnie in the RV7A on way to South Dakota. They stopped in Cheyenne to visit son Paul and granddaughter Emma.

March 24, Tortilla Flat, AZ

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Along the was they stopped at the Superstition Saloon  in the Superstition Mountains.

March 24, Mesa, AZ

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While in Mesa, Amelia enjoyed a swim in the resort pool before leaving for a drive in the mountains.

March 24, Mesa, AZ

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Amelia flew from Pecan Plantation (0TX1) with Bonnie and Tom to pick up Tom's mother and return her to South Dakota.

 March 22, Stephenville, TX

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Tom, Amelia and Flat Stella bumming on the bench at the Stephenville airport.

March 20, Hicks Airport in North Fort Worth, TX

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After lunch at the Hicks restaurant Amelia visited the Avery Tools factory with Bonnie and Tom. Avery Tools is where RV builders buy all the "necessary" tools of the trade. Amelia is accompanied by "Flat Stella", the pink paper bear on the wing. Stella is traveling with Bonnie and Tom for a granddaughter's project.

March 16, Double Eagle Airport, NM

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Loading up for the trip home to Texas. Amelia, Bonnie and Tom pose by their new airplane.

March 15, 2008 - Albuquerque, NM

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Mitch Whonic and Bonnie and Tom Lewis with Amelia after winning the geocaching game at the 2008 Spring Section meeting in Albuquerque, NM.


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