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Late Great Engineers: Amy Johnson - pioneering pilot | The Engineer The Engineer


7th May 2021
11:49 am
7th May 2021
11:49 am
One of the most inspirational women of the 20
th century, aviator Amy Johnson was the first female pilot to fly solo from the UK to Australia, as well as the first to gain a ground engineer’s ‘C’ licence. Her mysterious disappearance ensures she will never be forgotten. Written by Nick Smith
Birthplace of air traffic control and of the ‘mayday’ signal, Croydon Airport – Britain’s only international aerodrome of the interwar years – was the point of departure for what was to become one of the most famous flights of the 20
th century.
British pioneer aviator Amy Johnson (1903-1941) was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Image: Alamy Stock Photo ....

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Amy Johnson: The Aviatrix Who Made History At Croydon, Then Mysteriously Disappeared


Londonist
Amy Johnson: The Aviatrix Who Made History At Croydon, Then Mysteriously Disappeared
In an extract from her book, Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines, Henrietta Heald celebrates aviatrix and engineer, Amy Johnson.
Johnson in her Gipsy Moth leaving Australia for Newcastle, 14 June 1930. Image: public domain
Amy Johnson s Airspeed Oxford aeroplane mysteriously plunged into the icy-cold Thames estuary near Herne Bay in Kent in January 1941.
The circumstances of her death, at the age of 37, caused a storm of controversy that still refuses to die down. According to the official record, neither the body of this highly experienced airwoman nor the wreckage of her plane has ever been found. ....

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