▁marry ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁Michigan , ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁Maryland , ▁where ▁they ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁Fl ight ▁Dr . ▁Light ▁became ▁famous ▁among ▁av iation ▁enthus iast s ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁around - the - world ▁flight . ▁To ▁celebr ate ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁M ead er , ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁approximate ▁the ▁same , ▁and ▁M ead er ▁was ▁happy ▁to ▁comp ly . ▁During ▁the ▁planning ▁of ▁the ▁trip , ▁many ▁points ▁on ▁Earth ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁captured ▁on ▁film ▁from ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁promoted ▁these ▁phot ographic ▁fl ights , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁aer ial ▁collection . ▁Light ' s ▁idea ▁was ▁to ▁travel ▁across ▁areas ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁Africa ▁that ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁aer ial ly ▁photograph ed . ▁ ▁M ead er ▁took ▁flying ▁less ons ▁and ▁learned ▁mor se ▁code ▁so ▁she ▁could ▁become ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁co - p il ot , ▁navig ator , ▁and ▁radio ▁operator . ▁During ▁this ▁training , ▁her ▁first ▁son , ▁Christopher , ▁was ▁born . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁En core ▁Magazine ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁when ▁asked ▁why ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁journey , ▁she ▁replied : ▁▁ ▁" It ▁just ▁seemed ▁like ▁a ▁great ▁advent ure — something ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁do . ▁Why ? ▁I ' m ▁not ▁certain , ▁other ▁than ▁we ▁both ▁knew ▁we ▁would ▁be ▁doing