A Lockheed Electra Plane Will Be Featured at the Event

Items From Film to Be Donated to Historical Women Fliers' Organization

See details below! This event is NOT open to the public, so please stay tuned for media coverage, including photos and video. Also check out photos of Earhart and her actual Lockheed Electra at the bottom of this post.

AMELIA Opens October 23rd

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH AT A NORTHEASTERN AIRPORT

ATTENDANTS TO INCLUDE:

  • • Actress HILARY SWANK
  • • Director MIRA NAIR
  • • President of the Ninety-Nines SUSAN LARSON (see info on the organization below)
  • • Author Susan Butler ("East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart")
  • • Author Elgen Long ("Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved")
  • • Members of The Ninety-Nines (aviation group of women pilots

*A LOCKHEED ELECTRA PLANE USED DURING THE PRODUCTION OF AMELIA WILL BE FEATURED AT THE EVENT.*

HILARY SWANK AND MIRA NAIR TO MAKE SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO NINETY-NINES PRESIDENT SUSAN LARSON

...with items from the production of AMELIA to launch a commemorative exhibition at the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Earhart’s home town of Atchison, Kansas on October 23, 2009, which is also the date the film opens in theaters! 

As part of the exhibit, the museum will celebrate "Earhart Education Week," in which people can learn about the legendary aviatrix and the making of the film.
 

ABOUT THE NINETY-NINES

The Ninety-Nines, Inc., headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., is a nonprofit organization of women pilots that promotes aerospace education and training, provides aviation scholarships and preserves the unique history of women in aviation through the 99s Museum of Women Pilots and the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum.

Managed by trustees with the assistance of professional investment advisors, the 99s Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund has provided aviation scholarships to approximately 500 women pilots since its inception in 1940. 

In 1929, the group elected Earhart as their inaugural president. 

For more information, please visit: www.ninety-nines.org and www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org.

 
Great film. Thanks for this

Great film. Thanks for this post. And you can find an another opinion about film at this blog

www.SWS99s.org - Southwest Section website
www.ninety-nines.org - International website

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The Ventura County 99s are

The Ventura County 99s are looking forward to participating in the local opening of Amelia. We encourage women who are interested in learning how to fly to pursue our VC Future Women Pilot (FWP) scholarships, the Southwest Section 99s scholarships, and the International scholarships as well. We are a great support group to encourage and mentor you through your flight training. Contact your local chapter through the International website.

Angelee Conroy
VC99s
www.VC99s.org - Ventura County website
www.SWS99s.org - Southwest Section website
www.ninety-nines.org - International website

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Acadia University in

Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia was proud to host Hilary Swank, Mira Nair, and the crew for a portion of filming for this much anticipated film. We hope we made the cut!

Our thanks and best wishes go out to each of you!

Best regards,
Sherri Turner
Public Affairs Officer
Acadia University

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It's great to see a film

It's great to see a film about aviation being made by people of this caliber.

I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures from the presentation and, of course, the movie itself. The Lockheed Electra certainly was a beautiful airplane.

Keith Smith
NJ Private Pilot

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GREAT!

GREAT!

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Amelia just happened to fly

Amelia just happened to fly the most beautiful twin engine aircraft ever built. The Lockheed 12 Electra Junior had the prettiest lines of anything before or after.

And I'm betting that Amelia was captured by the Japanese and died on Saipan after overflying and photographing Truk... But that's another story for another day.

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that's so ridiculous. she

that's so ridiculous. she was trying to find a postage stamp in the middle of the pacific and she ran out of fuel, time and luck.

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Thank you North Jersey

Thank you North Jersey Chapter for helping to promote the ninety-nines. Houston will also be doing some events for this movie for the month of October.

Brenda Landing, Aerospace Chairman
Houston Chapter 99s
281-370-9505

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We are looking forward to an

We are looking forward to an unprecedented motion picture about our first president, Amelia Earhart! Hilary Swank is the perfect choice to portray AMELIA, and Mira Nair's directing will bring an iconic story to new heights! KUDOS, Ladies!

Susan Loricchio, Director
Board of Directors
North Jersey Chapter, The Ninety-Nines, Inc.
www.ninety-nines.org

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