An exhibition will open in Derry this week to mark one of the most famous days in the city’s history.

Wednesday is the 82nd anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s landing in the city.

On May 20, 1932, Earhart, already a renowned aviator, set off from Newfoundland in a bid to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Her plan was to make it to Paris.

After a flight lasting 14 hours and 56 minutes, Earhart landed in a field in the Ballyarnett area of Derry.

When asked by Dan McCallion, a farm worker in the field, if she had flown far, Earhart famously replied, ‘Just from America’.

The American woman was mobbed by well-wishers in the field before being able to make her way to a post office in Bishop Street to send a telegram to the US.

To mark the 82nd anniversary, a photographic exhibition on Earhart’s life will be launched on Wednesday in the former Northern Counties building at Bishop Street.

This building is located a short distance from the former post office from where Earhart sent her telegram.

The exhibition will be open from 10am to 4pm.

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