On January 12, 1935, famed aviator Amelia Earhart landed at Oakland Municipal ... her plane rather than civilian mechanics at John Rodgers Field (now Daniel K. Inouye International Airport).
12, 1935 (UP) - Amelia Earhart brought her ... A crowd of 5,000 gathered at the field gave the smiling blonde aviatrix a rousing ovation. Miss Earhart wore a brown, one piece, fur-lined chamois ...