Children sit under a portrait of one of America's most celebrated aviators, Amelia Earhart, for the 75th anniversary celebrations in Burry Port, South Wales, of her flight to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air. * The 20-hour 49-minute journey, accompanied by a male pilot and a mechanic, turned all three into instant worldwide celebrities. But Burry Port appears to have won its unlikely place in the annals of aviation history by mistake. The three-strong crew of the Friendship are believed to have always intended to set down in Ireland.
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