Events
75th
Anniversary Celebration held in Burry Port
On June 17, 1928, Amelia Earhart
departed from Trepassy, Newfoundland as a passenger with co-pilots
Wilmer "Bill" Stultz
and Louis "Slim" Gordon. It took 20 hours and 40 minutes
for the plane, a Fokker F7 named Friendship,
to cross the Atlantic Ocean. On June 18, the plane
landed safely in Burry Port, South Wales. Amelia Earhart had become
the
first
woman to fly across the Atlantic.
The Amelia Earhart Festival began on June 18, 2003 to celebrate
the 75th anniversary of the landing and continued until June
22. Various events held
in and
around
the harbor area
included the unveiling of commemorative artifacts, music, demonstrations
in the air, activities for all ages and songs of praise.
Below are several photos taken of the refurbished Amelia Earhart Landing
Memorial at the harbor.
