Fantastic vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Earhart standing in front of an airplane, flanked by Paul Mantz and Marshall Headle, signed in fountain pen across her image by Earhart. Photo is also signed by Headle and Mantz, who served as her co- pilot and personal technical advisor. Mantz tutored Amelia Earhart in long-distance flying and navigation before her attempted round-the-world flight in 1937. Mantz's career as a movie stunt pilot continued into the late 1950s, when he joined forces with fellow pilot Frank Tallman to form Tallmantz Aviation in 1961. Mantz piloted a twin engine airplane for the hair-raising scenes in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, wherein he flew through a hangar and crashed through a billboard. Mantz died on July 8, 1965, while working on another movie: The Flight of the Phoenix. In fine condition, with a few scattered surface marks, mounting remnants on back, and some minor pooling of ink to Headle signature. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
