2008
SN4400 : Amelia Earhart memorial, Burry Port harbour
taken 17 years ago, near to Burry Port, Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin, Wales
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Amelia Earhart memorial, Burry Port harbour
Commemorating the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air. In June 1928 the seaplane "Friendship", flown from Newfoundland, touched down in the Burry Inlet. It was towed into Burry Port harbour, where the two male pilots and Ms Earhart came ashore to much celebration. Amelia Earhart (born Kansas 1897) went on to achieve great success as an aviator, sadly being lost over the Pacific during an attempt to fly around the world in 1937.
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- Grid Square
- SN4400, 293 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Rose and Trev Clough (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 16 October, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 29 October, 2008
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SN 4465 0032 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:40.8059N 4:14.9037W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SN 4465 0032
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
