Amelia Earhart Day…She Visited an Illinois Airport!

Did you know that Amelia Earhart visited the Springfield Municipal Airport in October 1934? On Amelia Earhart Day we remember the incredible achievements of this pioneer in aviation.

Photo: Pictured left to right – Governor Henry Horner, Amelia Earhart, Howard Knotts (a World War I flying ace from Girard, Illinois) and George Bengal at Municipal Airport in Springfield, 1934.