Linda Finch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Linda Finch
Occupation	Aircraft Pilot
Date Of Birth	Mar 13, 1951(1951-03-13)
Age	73
Birthplace	San Antonio
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Pisces

Linda Finch Biography

Linda Finch is one of the most popular and richest Aircraft Pilot who was born on March 13, 1951 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. She was born in San Antonio, Texas and owned a ranch and 300-acre farm near Mason, Texas. She transformed a 1911 stone chapel into a house.

Finch was born in San Antonio, Texas, on March 13, 1951. Mary Beth Duerler was her mother and Leslie Duerler worked as telephone operators. Finch was raised in Highland Hills, an area of lower-middle class southeast San Antonio, with her brothers Jerry and Michael. Finch moved with her family to a more affluent suburb outside of the city when she was in her teens.

When she was 16 years old she began dating a man around 19 years of age from the local Army base. He received orders to go to Vietnam. Finch quit John Marshall High School and they eloped to Mexico before he left for Vietnam. The couple had a daughter, Julie, born in February 1969. A year later the couple ended their marriage.

Finch developed an interest in flying in the early 1970s and was particularly interested in World War II era aircraft. She has restored vintage airplanes and participated in races and airshows.

Finch touched down in five continents, following Earhart’s route. Finch flew for a total length of 224 hours and visited 18 countries, making 34 landings. To honor her pioneering pilot, she flew another 1,000 miles to drop a wreath from her plane over Howland Island. Amelia Earhart vanished on her way to Howland Island, July 2, 1937. Finch’s longest flight around the globe was completed on May 28. The flight covered approximately 2,000 miles (3.200 km) between Hawaii, California, and Finch took 18 hours. Finch was 46 at the time of the 1997 flight, seven years younger than Earhart on her last flight.

Linda Finch Net Worth

Linda Finch is one of the richest Aircraft Pilot from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Linda Finch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Finch flew a 1935 Lockheed Electra 10E that was restored to Earhart’s specifications. For historical purposes, she believed that the flight should have been of the same type as Earhart’s. She spent three years trying to find the parts from one of two planes that were still in existence. Neither was flight-worthy. It was found in a garage near Chippewa Falls. It had been there for many years. There were many parts missing so the engines and wings were removed and sold. The plane was not only broken but also rusted and corroded. Finch spent $330,000, most of her savings, to buy the hulk to transport it back to Texas.

Finch’s flight plan was inspired by Amelia Earhart. It included stops at 36 locations in 18 countries. It took 73 days to complete and was completed at Oakland Airport on May 28th. Her cruising speed was only 90 miles an hour during the 26,000-mile trip. Finch flew 8-12 hours per hour. Finch flew at a height of below 10,000 feet (3,900 m) during most of her flight in the Electra cabin.

Linda Finch (born March 13, 1951) is an American businesswoman, aviator, and aviation historian from San Antonio, Texas, with a career including more than 30 years experience in the construction and operation of health care facilities and the construction of prefabricated buildings.

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In 1991, Finch began to plan to duplicate Amelia Earhart’s doomed around-the- world flight, known as World Flight, of 1937. Amelia Earhart was the first female to fly completely over the Atlantic Ocean, the first to fly nonstop across the United States, and the first to fly from Hawaii to the west coast of California. Amelia Earhart attracted the world’s attention when she began her global attempt and mourned her when the plane came up missing without a trace. Earhart was lost somewhere in the south Pacific Ocean. Finch’s flight marked the 60th anniversary of Earhart’s failed effort as well as centennial of her birth.

Facts & Trivia

Linda Ranked on the list of most popular Aircraft Pilot. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Linda Finch celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.

Finch’s recreated flight began from Oakland International Airport at Oakland, California March 17, 1997, 60 years after Amelia Earhart’s 1937 around-the- world flight attempt from the same airport.