The "Friendship" Anchored at Burry Port after the Transatlantic Flight, June 1928
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In June 1928 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, but largely as a passenger. Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon did the actual piloting. The trio made their crossing in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor named Friendship. Their successful flight took them from Trepassey Harbour, Newfoundland, to Burry Port, Wales, in 20 hours and 40 minutes.
In June 1928 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, but largely as a passenger. Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon did the actual piloting. The trio made their crossing in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor named Friendship. Their successful flight took them from Trepassey Harbour, Newfoundland, to Burry Port, Wales, in 20 hours and 40 minutes.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
18 June 1928
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.46
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 8 in
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