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- . Airrace TO CELEBRATE the 50th Anniversarv of Amelia Earhart's solo flight across the Atlantic this vear,a ..

... - . Airrace TO CELEBRATE the 50th Anniversarv of Amelia Earhart's solo flight across the Atlantic this vear,a London to Londonderry Air Race is bein; held on Saturday, May 22. The race follows negotiations between Fovle Tourism Association; E linton Flying ...

Published: Saturday 09 January 1982
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 49 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AMELIA'S FLIGHT RECALLED

... AMELIA'S FLIGHT RECALLED IT WILL be 50 years in May since Amelia Earhart landed at Culmore near Derry City, to complete her nonstop solo flight from Newfoundland, and to commemorate the historic flight, there will be an air race from London to Londonderry ...

Published: Wednesday 03 February 1982
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1164 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Amelia Earhart's welcome when she landed at Cuimore, near Londonderry, almost 50 years ago. Her epic solo ..

... Amelia Earhart's welcome when she landed at Cuimore, near Londonderry, almost 50 years ago. Her epic solo flight from America is recalled in Good Evening Ulster: . UN, 5.30. It world is recognised at London's Hilton Hotel as Lord Delfont makes presentations ...

Published: Wednesday 03 February 1982
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 400 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Derry lays on special air event

... Derry lays on special air event LONDONDERRY is organising a special air race, starting from London. to mark the flight by Amelia Earhart across the Atlantic 50 years ago. More than 30 competitors are expected to take part in the race on May 22. It could become ...

Published: Monday 08 February 1982
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 120 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

f SRS LSRG Y & AR S S Next ' – week

... f SRS LSRG Y & AR S S Next ' - week Female flier’s epic flight Two-part special to commemorate Amelia Earhart’s history-making Atlantic journey starts on Tuesday. On the Infidelity Benefit It’s an old favourite Ulster malapropism, but there are many more ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1982
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 76 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

IT IS one of those paradoxes of history that itis not the deeds of Amelia Earhart but the mystery surrounding

... IT IS one of those paradoxes of history that itis not the deeds of Amelia Earhart but the mystery surrounding her disappearance that continues to generate enormous interest. R Researchers still dig for the “truth” of herill - fated, round - the - world ...

Published: Tuesday 04 May 1982
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 358 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Planning the celebrations..

... Nines club founded by Amelia Earhart will be coming, around that time, to the United Kingdom on tour. And strenuous eftorts are being made to bring them to Londonderry. One ot the main events of the week-end is the Amelia Earhart Air Race trom London to ...

Published: Tuesday 04 May 1982
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 500 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Comfort

... capitals for the softly - spoken, sentle - mannered heroine. And — quite by accident — Londonderry had become a part of the Amelia Earhart story providing a memory to be handed down through succeedin, generations for those few who were there when she dropped ...

Published: Tuesday 04 May 1982
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 448 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

She set her sights on Paris but ended up in a Londonderry field

... sees the 50th anniversary of the first solo flight by a woman across the Atlantic. The frontier - crossing journey made Amelia Earhart the most famous lady of the Thirties. In a two - part feature, today and tomorrow, EDWARD SMITH reconstructs the historic ...

Published: Tuesday 04 May 1982
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 527 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Amelia Earhart poses amid the throngs who came to cheer

... Amelia Earhart poses amid the throngs who came to cheer was ready. She donned jodphurs and leather flying suit. The only ration she had with her was one can of tomato soup which she later punctured and sipped throuzh a straw. “1 didn’t bother much about ...

Published: Tuesday 04 May 1982
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 334 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Female e ’ flier’s epic Two-part special to commemorate Amelia Earhart’s history-making Atlantic journey starts ..

... Female e ’ flier’s epic Two-part special to commemorate Amelia Earhart’s history-making Atlantic journey starts today in Page Four TV and Radio in Page 8 ]’ e — On the Infidelity Benefit It’s an old favourite Ulster malapropism, but there are many more ...

Published: Tuesday 04 May 1982
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 78 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... W o Left to right: Mechanic Eddie Gorski, a serious-looking Amelia Earhart and mentor Bert Balchen prior to Atlantic crossing take-off. | x | . N RN » 3 . Y P % :' B § | - . ! - R SRS / ,v) oA i . %&s : i 2 + =y fi‘ : .-s ol . ; > . X Y S 4 v . poey ...

Published: Tuesday 04 May 1982
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 271 | Page: 4 | Tags: none