Helmet worn by Amelia Earhart sells for RM3.45mil at auction

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.