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Amelia Earhart's love for aviation began in Toronto, where she tended to injured pilots as a nurse during the First World War. There, she became enamored with their spirit and the idea of flight. Sometimes, during her free days, Earhart would venture out with her friends to watch the pilots practice. At one such event, as Amelia watched a stunt pilot perform aerobatics, he dived the plane low towards her. Unlike her friends who ran to safety, Amelia "stood her ground" with "mingled fear and pleasure" as the plane dove, thinking it might crash into her.
Earhart's path to fame started when she received a call from Hilton Riley, and accepted his offer to sponsor her dangerous flight across the Atlantic. Along the way, she met George Palmer Putnam, who would later become her sponsor and husband.
Earhart's path to fame started when she received a call from Hilton Riley, and accepted his offer to sponsor her dangerous flight across the Atlantic. Along the way, she met George Palmer Putnam, who would later become her sponsor and husband.