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
Matthew McCarthy interviews a young aviation enthusiast, Austin Thorne, who has unique expertise and knowledge about aircrafts. Recorded at Gordon G. Pike Railway Museum on February 11, 2023 […]
Royal Canadian Air Force Wings awarded to Squadron Leader Lamont (Lal) M. Parsons, 1941-1944, currently on display at the Conception Bay Museum.
Richman and Merrill were attempting to cross the Atlantic on a round-trip flight and therefore, made many modifications to their aircraft. One of these was to insert 40,000 […]
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 […]
An excerpt from page 23 of the Harbour Grace Airport Trust Company’s logbook detailing the arrival and flight of the Sir John Carling, 1927. Document reads: Name of […]
The Sir John Carling at the Harbour Grace airstrip, 1927. Arthur Carty, part-owner of the London Free Press, and Charles Burns, president of Carling Breweries, offered $25,000 to […]
Navigator James Medcalf (left) and pilot Terence Tully (right) at the Harbour Grace airstrip, 1927. Both were former members of the Royal Air Force. From many applicants, they […]
This remittance acknowledges the Royal Canadian Navy’s rental of the airstrip from the Harbour Grace Airport Trust Company. The Royal Canadian Navy leased this site from 1941-46, paying […]
