On June 19, 1928, Earhart flew to Woolston, Southampton, England, where she received a rousing welcome.Southampton: A pictorial peep into the past. Southern Newspapers Ltd, 1980. She had changed aircraft and flew an Avro Avian 594 Avian III, SN: R3/AV/101 that was owned by Irish aviator Lady Mary Heath, the first woman to hold a commercial flying licence in Britain. Earhart later acquired the aircraft and had it shipped to the United States.
On June 19, 1928, Earhart flew to Woolston, Southampton, England, where she received a rousing welcome.Southampton: A pictorial peep into the past. Southern Newspapers Ltd, 1980. She had changed aircraft and flew an Avro Avian 594 Avian III SN: R3/AV/101 that was owned by Irish aviator Lady Mary Heath, the first woman to hold a commercial flying licence in Britain. Earhart later acquired the aircraft and had it shipped to the United States.