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Amy Johnson CBE (born 1 July 1903 – disappeared 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English pilot, who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison , she set many long-distance records during the 1930s.
- Believed to have died in an aviation accident
Amy Johnson (born July 1, 1903, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, Eng.—disappeared Jan. 5, 1941, over the Thames estuary) was a pioneering female aviator who first achieved fame as a result of her attempt to set a record for solo flight from London to Darwin, Australia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 4, 2021 · Amy Johnson was a pioneering aviator – the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (5 May to 24 May 1930). This 11,000 mile journey across three continents, fraught with danger and drama, was the first of her several record-breaking world flights.
Mar 3, 2022 · Published: March 3, 2022 at 12:00 PM. On 4 August 1930, English aviator Amy Johnson made her triumphant return to the aerodrome in Croydon – the starting point of her monumental journey across the world. She had just become the first woman to make a solo flight from England to Australia.
- Elinor Evans
Apr 22, 2024 · British Aviator: Amy Johnson. The death-defying daredevil life and flights of Amy Johnson a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Amy Johnson crossed nearly 1000 miles on 22 May 1930 during one leg of her history-making, solo flight from England to Australia.
- Larue Scott
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