American aviatrix Earhart posing for photos as she arrives in Southampton, England, after her transatlantic flight on the "Friendship" from Burry Point, Wales, on June 26, 1928. Photo: AP
A leather helmet that Amelia Earhart wore on a flight across the Atlantic in 1928 and later lost in a crowd of fans in Cleveland has sold at auction for US$825,000 (RM3.45mil).
The helmet went to an anonymous bidder in an online-only sale that closed Sunday (Feb 27), a spokesperson for Heritage Auctions said.
