... FUNNY NAME I’'m not so sure that they should have called that lounge out at Eglinton the Amelia Earhart Lounge. Can’t do much for passenger confidence. Didn't she leave on a flight and never come back? “ ...

... London, and will end at the Foyle B R A Aero officials will be located, is to commemorate the achievement in 1982 by Miss Amelia Earhart. FIRST She was the first aviator to fly the North Atlantic solo and landed on the outskirts of Londonderry — almost within ...

... MISS EARHART STARTS ON WORLD FLIGHT. MIAMI, Tuesday.—Miss Amelia Earhart. America’s flying ace, known as Lady Lindy, took off from here to-day for San Juan. Puerto Rico, on a second attempt to fly round the world, just for fun —Reuter. ...

... the beautiful hills of Donegal and Grianan of Aileach. It was in the quietness of this countryside that in May, 1932, Amelia Earhart, the first woman to make a non-stop crossing of the Atlantic, landed here. She had set off alone from Harbor Grace, N ...

... MISS EARHART'S PROGRESS KHARTOUM. Sunday —Miss Amelia Earhart landed at Khartoum from B 1 Fasher, Sudan, at 728 a m., and left and left again for Aden at 842 p.m.— Reuter. A WONDERFUL ESCAPE CATHOLIC CHILDREN ’‘MORE OBEDIENT AND REVERENT” ...

... May 23, her sixteenth birthday, and flew solo after only eight hours' instruction. Priscilla hopes to become a second Amelia Earhart ...

... women The Amelia Earhart awards were set up in honour of the aviation pioneer who disappeared in 1937 during a round-the-world flight. They are awarded annually to women throughout the world who are carrying out postgraduate study in aerospace-related ...

... Earhart Memorial Vandalised Police at Shantallow, investigating the recent destruction by vandals of the Amelia Earhart monument at Ballyarnett Field, have appealed for help with their inquiries. They want anyone who can help identify those responsible ...

... 1,000 at Eglinton Air Show More than 1,000 people attended the Amelia Earhart Airshow, at Eglinton Airport on Sunday. Apart from the excellent displays by Arthur Wignall's Aerobatic aircraft, Ruskin Airline’s DC3 and Avair's 330 Commuter the rest of the ...

... Good news for air race An English firm, Quench Dispensers has agreed to sponsor the prize money in the 1984 Amelia Earhart Air Race, totalling £3,000. This is the third air race and takes place on Saturday, May 12, from London to Londonderry — the start ...

... in his Pitts Special, a free-fall parachute display team, Members of the Eglinton Fying Club who are preparing for the Amelia Earhart celebrations at the weekend. 20TLS44 ...

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