Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew with Other Notable Pilots at the New York Biltmore Hotel, July 6, 1928

Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean on June 17-18, 1928. She did not pilot the plane but rode as a passenger with pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis Gordon. The trio flew in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor named Friendship. Four years later, Earhart crossed the Atlantic again -- this time as pilot on a solo flight.