American aviation pioneer and author who in 1932 was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (6,7)
I believe the answer is:
amelia earhart
(Another definition for amelia earhart that I've seen is " US flier, lost in the Pacific in 1937".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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