... this Institute in 1961, Mrs. McCarter also referred to a little bit of local Culmore history — the day, May 20, 1932 when Amelia Earhart the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo landed in her plane at Springfield. Culmore Women's Institute has members from ...

... Trans- Atlantic Brides’ Association. Association building; Coshquin community Centre; Kilfennan- Nelson Drive; and the Amelia Earhart Interpretation Centre. Although the schemes are on the list of priorities, this merely means that the Council’s officers ...

... LONE PILOT The 32-year-old lone pilot was Miss Amelia Earhart then known as Lady Lindy because of her likeness to Charles Lindberg, the equally-famed flyer. Forty-seven years ago Amelia Earhart swept low over Londonderry and selected a field — at Springfield ...

... French concern, eight for a Canadian company as well as 121,000 tons barges and two dock caissins, also for Canada. Miss Amelia Earhart with her single-engined monopiane in which she flew the Atlantic and landed on the outskirts of Londonderry 150/21 1914-1918 ...

... When Amelia Earhart landed in Derry I have recently received a copy of your 150th Anniversary Supplement, 1829-1979, and 1 was delighted to find the article on Miss Amelia Earhart and her single - engined monoplane in which she had flown the Atlantic ...

... hope to take part in the event being organised this year by the Foyle Development Organisation to mark the anniversary of Amelia Earhart's landing near Londonderry after becoming the first lady pilot to fly the Atlantic solo. ...

... Monumentis on the move The proposed monument to the late Amelia Earhart, who landed at Londonderry in 1935 after her historic trans-Atlantic solo flight, will not be placed in the exact spot where she touched down in her red monoplane. Instead, it will ...

... HONOURING AMELIA Derry's Eglinton Flying Club are planning international events for next May to mark the 50th anniversary of Amelia Earhart's historic solo flight from North America to the outskirts of the city. g ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...