Pilot Linda Finch attempts to fly around the world
OCP97031701-17 MAR 97-OAKLAND,CALIFORNIA,USA: Pilot Linda Finch poses in front of her Lockheed Electra 10E, March 17, before taking off from Oakland International Airport in an attempt to fly around the world at the equator, 60 years to the day that famed aviator Amelia Earhart attempted the same feat from the same airport. UPI dy/David Yee
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