The "Friendship" Anchored at Burry Port after the Transatlantic Flight, June 1928
THF255816 / The "Friendship" Anchored at Burry Port after the Transatlantic Flight, June 1928
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Artifact Overview
In June 1928 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, but largely as a passenger. Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon did the actual piloting. The trio made their crossing in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor named Friendship. Their successful flight took them from Trepassey Harbour, Newfoundland, to Burry Port, Wales, in 20 hours and 40 minutes.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
18 June 1928
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.46
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 8 in
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Amelia Earhart, famous for the 1928 flight that made her the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, helped inaugurate transcontinental airline service in 1929. She posed with a Ford Tri-Motor in New York City's Pennsylvania Station. This early service had passengers traveling by train at night and by airplane during daylight. Total travel time to California was 51 hours.