... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

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... 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 ...

... mile fluidiatand from Londonderry's sprawling Shantallow and Caimhill housing estates and the Donegal border. Certainly, Amelia Earhart, were she alive, would not have mofm-sd it as the sloping field on which she touched down in her scarlet Lockheed Vega ...

... corridors of Londonderry City Council. It has obviously take the looming 50th anniversary to provide the catalyst for action. Amelia Earhart’s plane came to rest literally yards from the top of this histeric, M';ow rimmed field, a stone's t away from Hughie ...

... Avenue. Tankards Londonderry City ‘ouncil's Amenities and Leisure Committee rced on Thursday that Participants in - the Amelia Earhart Alr face would receive a Pewter tankard, made in the “SEes to (Ummemorate the event 'he Town Clerk, Mr. Lolin’ Geary, ...

... ‘Film’ plane for Derry Amelia Earhart Rally The famous ‘“Ruskin Afrline” DC3 Cargo Plane, used durh the fllming of the Ulster Television series ‘‘Airiine”, will be on display at the Amelia Earhart Celehrations, In Londonderry, between May 21 and 23. ...

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