Harbour Grace in CensusDiv 1 - Avalon Peninsula-St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
Transatlantic Flights
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Vols Transatlantiques
1919-1937
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 28, 2024
1. Transatlantic Flights / Vols Transatlantiques Marker
Between 1919 and 1937 many pioneer aviators, displaying courage and a spirit of high endeavour, undertook uncharted flights across the North Atlantic. The airfield, built on the summit of this hill by the people of Harbour Grace, was the starting point of many early flights from West to East and the objective of flights in the opposite direction. The daring pioneers who used the Harbour Grace airfield wrote a glowing chapter in the history of early aviation and directed attention to Newfoundland as the crossways of North Atlantic air routes.
De nombreux aviateurs, pionniers courageux audacieux, entreprirent entre 1919 et 1937 de traverser avec les moyens du bord l'Atlantique nord. La piste, construite au sommet de cette colline par les habitants de Harbour Grace, servit de point de dιpart ΰ beaucoup de ces vols d'ouest en est et da destination aux vols en sens inverse. Ces hommes tιmιraires ont ιcrit un admirable chapitre de l'histoire de l'aviation et firent de Terre-Neuve le carrefour des routes aιriennes de l'Atlantique nord.
Erected 1964 by Historic
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.
Location. 47° 41.64′ N, 53° 12.651′ W. Marker is in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, in CensusDiv 1 - Avalon Peninsula-St. John's. It is on Water Street East, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Water St E, Harbour Grace NL A0A 2M0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony and also the Viceroyalty of New France.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Laurence Coughlan (within shouting distance of this marker); Rothesay House, Munn/Godden Residence (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Harbour Grace Court House / Palais de Justice D'Harbour Grace (about 210 meters away); Otterbury Schoolhouse (Built circa 1884) / Preserving the Schoolhouse (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Education & Confederation (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Amelia Earhart (approx. 4.2 kilometers away); CN Railway Station (approx. 5 kilometers away); Former Carbonear Railway Station / L'Ancienne Gare de Carbonear (approx. 5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harbour Grace.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on June 6, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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