Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Michaela Boyle, has unveiled a plaque at the former Northern Counties Building in recognition of American aviator Amelia Earhart who was the first female pilot to complete a solo Transatlantic flight.
The building was the location of Amelia’s first press conference following her historic journey from Newfoundland in Canada to Derry.
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