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
In local folklore, the earliest structure on this site was the pirate Peter Easton’s fortifications, constructed circa spring 1612. George Tapp, a resident from St. Philip’s, built a […]
A welcoming crowd greets the arrival of the Pride of Detroit at the newly-constructed Harbour Grace airstrip, 1927.
The Pride of Detroit at the Harbour Grace airstrip before its attempted around-the-world flight, 1927.
Bill Parsons points to a picture of Amelia Earhart in the old Aviation Room at the Conception Bay Museum, 1982. Parsons served as the museum’s chairperson in his […]
The new Aviation Room at the Conception Bay Museum reopened on May 20, 2022, 90 years after Earhart’s historic flight. The new exhibit is a thematic retelling of […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
