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<em>City of New York</em> on display at Harbour Grace Airstrip

City of New York on display at Harbour Grace Airstrip

The City of New York at the Harbour Grace airstrip, 1930, surrounded by locals.

Bill Parsons, photographer and historian

William “Bill” Parsons, son of photographer Reuben T. Parsons, worked as a journalistic stringer for the Associated Press. He took photos and recorded flight information at the Harbour […]

City of New York crashes

The wreckage of the City of New York at the Harbour Grace airstrip. Ed Oke (left) and Ernest Simmonds (right), of the Harbour Grace Airport Trust Company, examine […]

Lady Peace Crash

Black and white photograph of the Lady Peace, piloted by Dick Merrill, that had crash landed in a bog in Musgrave Harbour and was flown to Harbour Grace […]

Rickenbacker to the Rescue

Black and white photograph of a Douglas DC-2 plane, The Great Silver Fleet, piloted by Eddie Rickenbacker, American flying ace. This plane had arrived for a rescue mission […]

Harry Archibald

Crew of the Gypsy Moth, photographed with Harry Archibald (centre). In 1954, Harry purchased the historic, former Ridley Hall premises, with his family, continuing to reside there until […]

James (Jim) Mollison

James (Jim) Mollison at the Harbour Grace airstrip, 1936. Spectators remarked on the pilot’s ordinary clothing – he wore a soft, blue collar shirt, woolen sweater, and overalls.

Dorothy – a final flight!

In October 1936, planning a flight from New York to London, Mollison bought the American Bellanca aeroplane, The Irish Swoop. The Irish aviator, Colonel Fitzmaurice, owned the plane […]

Handley Page Atlantic crashes

The Handley Page Atlantic crashed at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, 1919. An engine malfunction forced a crash landing near a racetrack. The crew remained grounded in Nova Scotia during […]

Building the Handley Page <em>Atlantic</em>

Building the Handley Page Atlantic

Assembly of the Handley Page Atlantic in Harbour Grace, NL, 1919.

Documenting Amelia Earhart’s historic flight

Page 48 of our Airstrip logbook documents Amelia Earhart’s historic transatlantic flight. Document reads: Lockheed Vega NR7952 New York HP Super Charged Pratt Whitney Engine Owner – Amelia […]

A Painting captures History

Rendition of Lamont ‘Lal’ Parsons flying Between the spires of the Immaculate Conception Church in Harbour Grace, NL, 1942. The painting was entitled “Til I Return” by Ian […]