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Amelia Earhart s historic landing in Londonderry on 21 May 1932 will be commemorated.
Earhart took off from Newfoundland in Canada in a bid to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Hoping to land in Paris, bad weather and technical problems altered her course and she landed in Derry.
To celebrate the 89th anniversary of Derry s accidental place in aviation history, radio operators from around the world will share her story .
People from over 99 countries are expected to listen to the special event, which will be broadcast from locations connected to the aviation pioneer s life.
Locally, the Derry-based Amelia Earhart Legacy Association (AELA) will collaborate with the North West Group Amateur Radio Club for the special radio operators event at 15:30 GMT on Friday at the site of her landing 89 years ago.