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Amy Johnson, pioneering English aviator, c1930s. Artist: Unknown

Amy Johnson, pioneering English aviator, c1930s. In 1930, Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in her DH60 Moth aeroplane 'Jason'. In 1932, she set a record for the fastest solo flight from England to Cape Town, South Africa, and in 1933 she flew non-stop across the Atlantic in a De Havilland biplane with her husband, James Mollison. Johnson joined the Air Transport Auxilary as a pilot in WWII, during which she was lost after baling out over the Thames estuary.
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Title:
Amy Johnson, pioneering English aviator, c1930s. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
Amy Johnson, pioneering English aviator, c1930s. In 1930, Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in her DH60 Moth aeroplane 'Jason'. In 1932, she set a record for the fastest solo flight from England to Cape Town, South Africa, and in 1933 she flew non-stop across the Atlantic in a De Havilland biplane with her husband, James Mollison. Johnson joined the Air Transport Auxilary as a pilot in WWII, during which she was lost after baling out over the Thames estuary.
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Album / Historisk Bildbyrå / Mustang media / Heritage Images
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3253 x 4334 px | 40.3 MB
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27.5 x 36.7 cm | 10.8 x 14.4 in (300 dpi)