Amy Johnson | |
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![]() Amy Johnson c. 1930 | |
Born | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 1 July 1903
Disappeared | 5 January 1941 Thames Estuary, near Herne Bay, Kent, England | (aged 37)
Status | Believed to have died in an aviation accident |
Education | Boulevard Municipal Secondary School |
Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
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Awards | Segrave Trophy (1932) |
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. In 1933, Katharine Hepburn's character in the film Christopher Strong was inspired by Johnson. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and disappeared during a ferry flight. The cause of her death has been a subject of discussion over many years.
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