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... first years of airmail, fight in World War 2, and share their magnificent adventure with such famous flyers as Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and Howard Hughes. This is one of the great adventure novels of the air. 'The Good Ship Venus' by John Winton (M. Joseph ...

Published: Thursday 27 September 1984
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 658 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SUNSHINE DERBY

... Duke Gloucester, and Prince George. Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught were there, too, and it was stated that Miss Amelia Earhart, the airwoman, was watching her second Derby somewhere the crowd. With glasses to their eyes, the King and his party watched ...

Published: Thursday 02 June 1932
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 944 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

BORROWED 'PLANE FLIES ATLANTIC

... Huenfeld and Captain Koehl (Germans) and Major Fitzmaurice (Irish). Dublin to Greenly Island. Labrador. 1928—June 18. Miss Amelia Earhart and Mr Wilmer Stutz. Newfoundland to Llanellv. 1929—June 14-15. MM. Assolant, Lefevre, and Lotti (French). Old Orchard ...

Published: Wednesday 10 July 1929
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 880 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS PROGRAMMES

... Dance Orchestra. I.o—The of St Michael's Cornhill, played by Harold E. Darke I.3o—The Duke of Sutherland, Lady Heath, Miss Amelia Earhart. Captain Wilmer Stultz. Mr Lew Gordon. Sir Philip Sassoori, Mr Winston Churchill, and Sir Sefton Brancker. speaking at ...

Published: Monday 25 June 1928
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 751 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MYSTERY OF ATLANTIC FLYERS

... ' and Ireland in July, 1932. They hours Ia er '' n after being in the air Tw minutes. flew ?rrvm t? S earlier Miss Amelia Earhart (2026 a our Grace to Londonderry ln hours 54 minutes. ...

Published: Thursday 03 September 1936
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 905 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE COST OF COURAGE

... THE COST OF COURAGE A Virtue That Raises Mankind Amelia Earhart flew the Atlantic as a passenger four years ago she showed clearly, if ever there was need to show any such thing, that courage is not the monopoly of either sex. The repetition of the feat ...

Published: Tuesday 24 May 1932
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1023 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MISS EARHART HOPS TO LONDON

... MISS EARHART HOPS TO LONDON LANDS IN THUNDER AND RAIN ANXIOUS MOMENTS OF ATLANTIC RIGHT Miss Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly the Atlantic alone, arrived London last night. She had flown as a passenger from Londonderry to Han worth, with a halt ...

Published: Monday 23 May 1932
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1028 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

CROWDS MOB GIRL FLIER

... BATTLE WITH ELEMENTS The Friendship to Fly on to Southampton To-Day A girl has flown the Atlantic at last. On Sunday Miss Amelia Earhart, of Boston, left Trepassey, Newfoundland, at 2.51 P- m v w Mr Wilmur Stultz as pilot, in the seaplane Friendship. Southampton ...

Published: Tuesday 19 June 1928
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1168 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

PRESS OPINIONS OF TO-DAY

... airgirl, has been awarded the Harmon Trophy, Blue Riband of the air, for 1936. She shared the award in 1935 with Miss Amelia Earhart, the airwoman. ...

Published: Tuesday 13 April 1937
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1315 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WILEY POST FORCED DOWN

... been flown from west t0,7 aeroplanes, and the fourth successful solo flight. addition to Mr Post and Mr Mattern, Miss Amelia Earhart fl . Grace to Londonderry May 1932 (2000 miles) in 134 hours. in his historic fliarht of . ew Yorflt to Paris (3039 miles ...

Published: Monday 17 July 1933
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1183 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

ATLANTIC FLIGHT IN PROGRESS

... F. E. Guest, M.P., is really the prime mover in the flight, and is said to financing it to the extent of least £8000. Amelia Earhart was invited act on© of two pilots. Miss Earhart, who is pilot of experience, having flown solo for more than 500 hours ...

Published: Monday 18 June 1928
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1264 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

MEN AND WOMEN OF TO-DAY

... Lady Heath received congratulations on her own exploits, and the large gathering united in sending hearty greetings Miss Amelia Earhart Singer of Promise. is not often that this country produces a singer of the first rank, but one who promises to rise to ...

Published: Tuesday 26 June 1928
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1280 | Page: 12 | Tags: none