The City of Mount Pearl, Coffee Matters, and Admiralty House Communications Museum are launching Pilot’s Picnic, on the grounds of Admiralty House Communications Museum, on July 17, 2019.
In the spring of 1919, teams flocked to Newfoundland to prepare for an attempt at the first nonstop transatlantic flight. One local St. John’s woman, Margaret Carter, befriended the pilots. When Alcock and Brown left for their flight on June 14, 1919, Carter prepared a lunch for the two and wrapped it in a silk cloth. Alcock and Brown later signed and mailed this cloth back to her as a souvenir of their friendship.
2019 marks a century since the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic, by Alcock and Brown. The City of Mount Pearl, Coffee Matters, and Admiralty House Communications Museum are hosting Pilot’s Picnic where lunch will be served wrapped in a cloth, similar to how Margaret Carter prepared lunch for Alcock and Brown, and guests can explore the Field to Flight exhibit to learn more about Margaret Carter and the air race.
What? Pilot’s Picnic
When? Every Sunday and Wednesday, 12 pm-2 pm
Where? The grounds of Admiralty House Communications Museum
For more information, please visit: https://www.mountpearl.ca/pilotspicnic/
