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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.
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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 ...
Amy Johnson CBE (1903-1941) was one of the most influential and inspirational women of the twentieth century. She was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930 and set a string of other records throughout her career.
- Record-Breaking Flights
- Mysterious Death
- Significant Journeys of Amy Johnson
In 1930, with the financial help of her father and Lord Wakefield, she acquired a second-hand moth aeroplane with a Gipsy engine. With very little flying experience – she had made just one flight from London to Hull, she made the decision to fly and navigate from England to Australia. This was a distance of 17,600km, and she hoped to beat the recor...
In January 1941, she was on a flight from Prestwick in the north of England to Kidlington, Oxford – a journey which should have only taken 90 minutes and been fairly routine. However, very bad weather pushed her a long way off course towards the Thames Estuary – over 60 miles from her destination. Low fuel meant she had to bale out into the icy wat...
1931 – The first pilot to fly from London to Moscow in one day, flying the 1,760 miles in approximately 21 hours.1931 – Moscow to Tokyo in 10 days.1932 – New world record for solo flight from London to Cape Town.1933 – Attempted non-stop flight east to west across the Atlantic with her husband. They landed in Connecticut.One of the most influential and inspirational women of the 20th century, Amy Johnson was the first female pilot to fly solo from London to Australia. Along with her husband Jim Mollison, she managed to set many long-distance records during the 1930s.
Sep 14, 2020 · Animesh Chatterjee examines how aviator Amy Johnson's achievements were interpreted in various writings from Colonial India.
Sep 20, 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 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.
