 Finch spent a total of $330,000 (most of her savings) to purchase the hulk and haul it back to her hometown in Texas.Pratt & Whitney, the manufacturer of the Wasp radial engines that powered Amelia Earhart's Electra, donated one and a half million dollars to help Finch restore the airplane in March 1995.Pratt & Whitney underwrote the cost of the $4 million flight and the "Hartford Courant" newspaper was a sponsor.