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Ann Pellegreno. Ann Dearing Holtgren Pellegreno (born 1937 in Chicago, Illinois [1]) is a professional musician, teacher, author, lecturer, and farmer. In 1967, Pellegreno and a crew of three successfully flew a similar aircraft (a Lockheed 10A Electra) to complete a world flight that closely mirrored Amelia Earhart 's flight plan in 1937.
Oct 6, 2023 · A North Texas woman is reliving her accomplishment of flying around the world in 1967. Her name is Ann Pellegreno. She and her team completed the flight that Amelia Earhart could not just 30...
Dec 5, 2023 · Ann Holtgren Pellegreno - IOWA AVIATION MUSEUM. IOWA AVIATION MUSEUM. Ann has been an Iowa resident since 1969 and currently resides on a farm near Story City. She was the first woman to serve as a Commissioner for both the Iowa Aeronautics Commission and the Iowa Department of Transportation.
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Jul 14, 2016 · Ann Pellegreno is the first woman to fly around the world in the Earhart Trail in the same aircraft as did Amelia. Ann added a special element to the flight — of six women to make the flight — she is the youngest. Douglas Westfall, American Historian
Jul 25, 2017 · by Anonymous. In AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Member Stories. Pioneer for women aviators, Ann Holtgren Pellegreno, EAA Lifetime 11853, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of her round-the-world flight that retraced Amelia Earhart’s path at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017.
Jul 2, 2017 · By Sparky Barnes · July 2, 2017 ·. Fifty years ago, Ann Holtgren Pellegreno departed Oakland, California, on June 9 in a restored 1937 twin-engine Lockheed 10 Electra. She and her crew followed the “Earhart Trail” eastbound around the world, and returned to Oakland July 7, 1967.
Jun 12, 2022 · Ann Pellegreno—commercial pilot, SEL and MEL, flight instructor—not only completed Amelia Earhart’s trip around the world in a 1930s airplane and wrote World Flight, but she also produced a three-volume history of Iowa aviation called, Iowa Takes To The Air. Her detailed research is top drawer, her writing style clear and engaging.
