Amelia Earhart and Wilmer Stultz Leaving Burry Port on the "Friendship," June 19, 1928

In June 1928 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, but largely as a passenger. Pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis Gordon operated the Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor Friendship while Earhart kept the flight log. Their flight took them from Trepassey Harbour, Newfoundland, to Burry Port, Wales, in 20 hours and 40 minutes.