... - . 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 ...

... City Sub- Committee was having discussions with the Tourist Board, in the hope that they may obtaina Tram. for either the Amelia Earhart Air Race or the Foyle Road Museum, the Town Clerk said that if enough progress was made on these projects an EEC grant ...

... Amelia Earhart On Monday the pupils of Form 3A, at Foyle and Londonderry College presented a cheque for almost £2OO to Blue Peter's Operation Pipe-line. The donation was received by Libby Hunter of Radio Foyle. Although the Third World and its associated ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Chairman, Councillor William McCartney who said the air race would be ‘‘one of the most exciting ventures to emerge from the Amelia Earhart celebrations because it was anticipated the race would attract very wide publicity. the race has been completed,” he ...

... ceremony. Councillor Guy said the Foyle Tourism Associgtion would be stnglne an exhibition of momentos from the site where Amelia Earhart landed in the Culmore Road, and he appealed to the public to offer any items of interest which they might have in their ...

... Chief Amenities Officer, Mr. Cathal Logue .said an environmental clean-up was in operation at the site designed for the Amelia Earhart celebrations. He also reported that an access road to the site was being constructed and a set of steps was being built ...

... and Leisure Committee that work had begun on the section of the Shantallow — Ballyarnett District Park adjacent to the Amelia Earhart monument. Th “rk - € WOrk consists of a car park and pathways and is being grant-aided under the Environmental Improvement ...

... “first” in the annals of women in sport — the historic sole flight across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Londondarry by Amelia Earhart. ...

... 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 ...