Female solo circumnavigation

[A.R.Cane]

Anyone recall a woman who made a round the world fight in 1964. I pretty sure the aircraft was a single engine and I think she was solo. She landed on Midway while I was there. I tried several Google searches, but I’m coming up dry.

[ParentalAdvisory]

Found it Googling the text: 1964 midway women flight

Joan Merriam-Smith

http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/rtw005f.htm

It had been Amelia Earhart’s dream to be the first woman to fly round-the-world
at the equator.
Joan Merriam-Smith got her inspiration from Amelia’s effort. Joan’s eastward
round-the-world flight in her Rajay Turbocharged Apache became the longest solo flight
ever made by a woman.

[A.R.Cane]

@ParentalAdvisory

Found it Googling the text: 1964 midway women flight

Joan Merriam-Smith

Round the World Flights

Thanks, she’s the one, although that link doesn’t work, I was able to Google her name.