Alone Among the Stars: Aviation in Harbour Grace, NL (1919-Present) Alone Among the Stars: Aviation in Harbour Grace, NL (1919-Present) Conception Bay Museum
Page 71 of the Harbour Grace Airstrip Logbook which details specifics from the Lady Peace adventure in 1936. Document reads: 1936 Name of Plane – Lady Peace Pilot […]
An excerpt from the Airstrip Logbook before their transatlantic flight in 1930, written by Harry P. Connor, Navigator. Document reads: Weather conditions were favorable between P.E.I. and Hr. […]
Cochrane House, Archibald’s Hotel to the locals, was a popular destination for visitors and notably aviators. They would hang out there while they waited for plane repairs or […]
This silent video shows Amelia Earhart returning to the airstrip and preparing for her iconic journey to begin. Transcription as follows: Earhart is shown returning to airstrip and […]
A large crowd gathered to watch Amelia Earhart’s takeoff, including many women and school children. There was much excitement as many believed they were about to witness a […]
Amelia Earhart at the Harbour Grace airstrip prior to her successful solo transatlantic flight, 1932. Bill Parsons captured this photograph of Earhart just before takeoff. Earhart was the […]
Erroll Boyd and Harry Connor’s arrival marked the aircraft’s second visit to Harbour Grace. Their flight across the Atlantic was the second successful transatlantic flight in this aircraft, […]
Many gather around Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Vega at Harbour Grace Airstrip, as workers perform repairs and refuel. Today, Earhart’s Lockheed Vega is on display at the National Air […]
Airstrip Logbook entry, page 72, detailing Dorothy flight specifics. Document reads: 1936 Name of Plane. “Dorothy” Pilot. JA Mollison From what place. New York Time […]
Bernt Balchen (left), Amelia Earhart (centre), and Lewis L’Esperance (right), a Shell Oil representative, on the steps of the old Harbour Grace Post Office, 1932. Balchen, a famed […]
The City of New York at the Harbour Grace airstrip, 1930, surrounded by locals.
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 […]
