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Jessie Maude "Chubbie" Miller (1902 – 1972, London, England) was a pioneering Australian aviator.
Jessie Miller was an Australian woman who flew with Captain William Lancaster from London to Melbourne in 1928, breaking a world record and becoming a celebrity. She also wrote a memoir with a ghostwriter, Haden Clarke, who fell in love with her and killed her husband in a shocking crime.
Mar 7, 2019 · Jessie Miller (1901–72) was the first woman to fly from England to Australia, the first to cross the equator in a plane, and the first to earn a commercial pilot's licence in Canada. She also competed in air races, wrote an autobiography, and survived a murder trial involving her lover.
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Jun 25, 2018 · When Jessie Miller met RAF pilot Bill Lancaster, who wanted to fly from London to Melbourne, they fell in love - but the relationship would end in a booze fuelled tragedy.
- Corey Mead
Jessie Miller may have started out as an unconventional young woman seeking adventure, but she became a complex, thoughtful achiever. As her adventures turned dangerous and tragic, her thrillseeking transformed into resourcefulness, bravery, composure and a determination to be happy.
May 8, 2018 · Bill Lancaster, a 29-year-old pilot in the Royal Air Force was married…and looking for a new adventure. That adventure came in the form of 23-year-old Jessie Miller, who was fleeing a passionless marriage in Australia and found herself thrust into London’s Bright Young Things society—immersing herself in a world of gin and flappers.
Sep 5, 2017 · Jessie Miller was the first woman to fly from England to Australia in 1928, with her lover Bill Lancaster. She defied sexism, death and danger in a daring adventure across the world.
