Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Departing Burry Port for Southampton, June 19, 1928
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When Amelia Earhart, Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon left Newfoundland on their transatlantic flight in June 1928, their intended destination was Southampton, England. Instead, they landed at Burry Port, Wales, 135 miles away. After a night's rest, they flew on to Southampton. Earhart, who never touched the controls over the Atlantic, got her chance to pilot the Friendship on this last leg.
When Amelia Earhart, Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon left Newfoundland on their transatlantic flight in June 1928, their intended destination was Southampton, England. Instead, they landed at Burry Port, Wales, 135 miles away. After a night's rest, they flew on to Southampton. Earhart, who never touched the controls over the Atlantic, got her chance to pilot the Friendship on this last leg.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
19 June 1928
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.64
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.125 in
Width: 8.25 in
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