Rising Aviation High School and EAA Chapter 168 Present:
An Evening with Ann Pellegreno
Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 7:00pm
Rising Aviation High School
15506 Wright Brothers Dr. Addison, TX 75001 (MAP)
Ann Pellegreno and a crew of three successfully flew a Lockheed 10A Electra to complete a world flight that closely mirrored Amelia Earhart’s flight plan in 1937. Ann accepted a challenge to make the 1967 flight with Bill Polhemus, Lee Koepke and William Payne.
On July 2, 1967, Ann dropped a small flower wreath on Howland Island as a memorial to Amelia.
Completed during the 30th anniversary of Earhart’s failed attempt, Ann and her crew were honored with numerous awards. Ann’s book detailing the journey, “World Flight, the Earhart Trail” received the Nonfiction book award from the Aviation and Space Writers Association. The flight has served as a subject that has helped Ann explain more about aviation and the work of Amelia Earhart to countless schoolchildren in the decades since the flight. Ann is also a staunch supporter of women in aviation.