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Born in 1903 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Amy Johnson was the daughter of Amy Hodge, granddaughter of William Hodge, a Mayor of Hull, and John William Johnson whose family were fish merchants in the firm of Andrew Johnson, Knudtzon and Company. She was the eldest of three sisters, the next in age being Irene who was a year ...
Oct 23, 2020 · In 1930, British aviator Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from Great Britain to Australia. Discover the story of the flight and the extraordina...
Oct 20, 2021 · Amy Johnson broke records by becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930. The remarkable story of her day-by-day flight is told he...
Mar 12, 2020 · Amy Johnson (1903 – 1941) British pilot. Johnson was the first women to fly solo from England to Australia, a feat she completed in 1930. She subsequently completed many path-breaking flights such as England to Tokyo via Siberia and England to New York.
Jun 27, 2024 · 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.
Jan 25, 2024 · A fragment of wreckage believed to be from aviator Amy Johnson's doomed aircraft is to be auctioned. Ms Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from the UK to Australia, died 11 years after the...
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. Amy Johnson’s route from England to Australia.
Jan 5, 2021 · Some of the men aboard HMS Haslemere and the convoy ships may even have recognized her: Amy Johnson, an English pilot famed for breaking speed and distance records in the adventurous prewar years.
Mar 3, 2022 · 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.
May 24, 2020 · Audio diaries of Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Based on flight records, logbooks, interviews and newspaper reports of the day.
