Amy Johnson CBE, (1 July 1903 – 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English aviator. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, Johnson set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s. Johnson flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary where she died during a ferry flight.
She was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Along the way, she battled sandstorms, desert dogs, monsoon rains, blistering heat, and crash landings.
It's quite a story.
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4. With Jim Mollison on their wedding day, July 29, 1932;
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8. In Victoria, Australia, June 1930;
9. In Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, July 1930.
