Amelia Earhart was first-ever female to fly across Atlantic
American pilot Amelia Earhart was the first-ever female to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, as she flew as a passenger from Canada's west coast to Wales, UK, on June 18, 1928. She later became the first-ever female to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932. Earhart disappeared in 1937 while making an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, triggering several controversies.