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Eighty years ago, on 21 May 1932, American aviator Amelia Earhart crash-landed in a field outside Derry after crossing the Atlantic. Footage of Earhart while she was in Derry has just been unearthed in the Northern Ireland Public Record Office. Belfast flying enthusiast Grenville Mackie heard about Earhart on the radio and flew up in ... Read more

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