amelia earhart song

This song is for all those female (staffs/employees) working in the Airline Industry. They should consider Amelia Earhart as their Flying Icon, since she's the one who took initiative in popularizing Females with the Airline Industry.

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, which she was awarded as the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor from the French Government and the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society from President Herbert Hoover.

After a flight lasting 14 hours, 56 minutes during which she contended with strong northerly winds, icy conditions and mechanical problems, Earhart landed in a pasture at Culmore, north of Derry, Northern Ireland. The landing was witnessed by Cecil King and T. Sawyer. When a farm hand asked, "Have you flown far?" Amelia replied, "From America." The site now is the home of a small museum, the Amelia Earhart Centre.

Red River Dave McEnery wrote this song on July 2, 1939, the day Amelia disappeared. He just needed something new for his band to perform so he wrote this song in the afternoon and performed it that night.


AMELIA EARHART'S LAST FLIGHT (1939)
(Red River Dave McEnery)

Lyrics:
A ship out on the ocean, just a speck against the sky,
Amelia Earhart flying that sad day;
With her partner, Captain Noonan, on the second of July
Her plane fell in the ocean, far away.

Chorus:
There's a beautiful, beautiful field
Far away in a land that is fair.
Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart
Farewell, first lady of the air.

She radioed position and she said that all was well,
Although the fuel within the tanks was low.
But they'd land on Howland Island to refuel her monoplane,
Then on their trip around the world they'd go. (This part is missing in this song)

Well, a half an hour later an SOS was heard,
The signal weak, but still her voice was brave.
In shark-infested waters her plane went down that night
In the blue Pacific, to a watery grave.

There's a beautiful, beautiful field
Far away in a land that is fair.
Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart
Farewell, first lady of the air.

Well, now you have heard my story of that awful tragedy,
We pray that she might fly home safe again.
Oh, in years to come though others blaze a trail across the sea,
We'll ne'er forget Amelia and her plane.

There's a beautiful, beautiful field
Far away in a land that is fair.
Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart
Farewell, first lady of the air.

Find more information about Amleia Earhart at this link below ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_earhart


QUEEN OF THE SKY
New model's of Aircraft will come and go as time pass by, but for me the "Queen of Sky " will always be a Boeing 747-200. No aircraft can ever match the streamlined beauty and the charm of a 747-200 has.

Back in old days flying was a nice, classic and a thrilling experience, but as time pass by some how I feel the classic thrill is being lost/missed in today's flying experience. So for people who love to read classic articles and want to have a feeling of what was a classical flying experience, then one should go through the link below and also the Crew Lounge section where they have penned down their experiences with some classic ever green personalities at this link below.

http://www.twaflightattendants.com/checkinpages/websitelinks.html

And how nice it could have been for an Airline, when it is been represented by Amelia Earhart.

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[jettbugg]

I used to do this old song in a band many years ago.....Thanks for the memories!

[prem73]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. Its always nice to re-collect some old good memories. Hope you like my channel.

[aargoldtakesflight]

I didn't know Ronnie Lane had covered this song. I first heard this song done by Plainsong off their 1972 album "In Search of Amelia Earhart."

[CommanderShelly]

Such a nice song. But so sad. I cried, when I first listened to it. And I really don't cry often.

Nice to see, that some persons still think of Amelia Earhart.

[lopgs]

omg i am doing pojet

:D

[YovilleTvCenter]

Learning Amelia Earhart for project in school! Going to act out her and others will do the same with other noable people :) thumbs up!

[Harkonhigh09]

WHO THE FUCK DISLIKED THIS SAD BLUE AEROPLANE!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:(

[cowgirlmoon]

Great Song! "The Over the Hill Gang" used to do an EXCELLENT version of this song.

[LucasMedina]

i wish she was still alive and i love this song :)

[503jerry]

R.I.P. Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan :(

[knotryder]

Lord I how I wish I could find their version, been looking every where, to no aavail

[Charnie32]

I don't understand why the Saispan government hasn't paid for Killing her. There is plenty evidence showing that she was there and many locals of that time saw a white woman and man there. I know its and old case but I don't feel justice is served for such an idol.