Learn about the adventures of Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world. In her trusty Cessna, the Spirit of Columbus - also known as Charlie - she traveled from Columbus, Ohio, on an eastward route that totaled nearly twenty-three thousand miles. Overcoming wind, ice, mechanical problems, and maybe even sabotage, Mock persevered.
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March 19, 1964 -- Early years and chasing dreams -- Bermuda bound -- Santa Maria -- Casablanca -- Nigeria and Libya -- Egypt and Saudi Arabia -- Pakistan and India -- Thailand and the Philippines -- Guam, Wake Island, and Hawaii -- Home!.