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Preparing Amelia’s Lockheed Vega for Departure

A black and white photo of three individuals on top of the wings of a plane, refueling. A large crowd stood around the aircraft, backs to camera.

Source: Conception Bay Museum Archives

Many gather around Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Vega at Harbour Grace Airstrip, as workers perform repairs and refuel.

Today, Earhart’s Lockheed Vega is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. She affectionately called it her ‘Little Red Bus.’