PHOTO GALLERY of the 2009 AMELIA EARHART FESTIVAL
Continued
(Photos by G.B.Koontz)
Pausing to read the inscription at the base of the statue:
“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me….”
(Left) Giacinta Koontz and members of the Tonsing family, relatives of Amelia Earhart. (Right) Dr. Alex Mandel
(left) Koontz, Bassin and Towne at the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport terminal
(Right) Inside the terminal are paper displays sponsored by the FBO owned by Leta Spatz*, and the Organization of Women Pilots (the “99s”). (*http://www.airnav.com/airport/K59)
A crop-dusting plane flies over a farm outside of Atchison.
Stearman biplane stunts, a wing-walker and spectacular fireworks entertained the entire town of Atchison along the banks of the Missouri River on the final night of the Festival 2009.
For more information about the city of Atchison and the Amelia Earhart Festival: www.atchisonkansas.net
