Amy Johnson

Amy Johnson

Pioneering English aviator
Amy Johnson CBE 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.Wikipedia
BornJuly 1, 1903
HometownKingston upon Hull, England
SpouseJim Mollison (m 1932 - 1938)
ParentsJohn William Johnson , Amy Hodge
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Tracey Curtis-Taylor to fly from Britain to Australia

Tracey Curtis-Taylor is to recreate Amy Johnson's flight from Britain to Australia.The British aviator is embarking on a 13,000-mile solo flight in a vintage open cockpit biplane following in the slipstream of pioneer Amy Johnson.
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