Amy Johnson

              Queen of the air----Amy Johnson C.B.E.

                 (1903---1941)








            
                  

                          
                             " While ever humans fly, she will be remembered."

           
            
                 Amy was the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain
            to Australia in a second hand, open cockpit, de Havilland
            Gipsy Moth which she named "Jason 1".

             During the 1930s Johnson set numerous long distance
           but it was the above feat she is best remembered for.

       
           Born in Hull, Amy attend Sheffield University. graduating with a Bachelor of arts degree in 
         economics. She then worked in London where she was first introduced to flying, gaining both
          a  pilots "A" licence and a ground engineers "C" licence.


              
                                                                       





                                           


            
                                                                                                                        

 

                                                                                                                   
         
       The omens were not auspicious on that cold morning in 1930, when a twenty-seven year old
    girl climbed into a single engine plane to set out  alone on a 10,000 mile flight to Australia.

        Amy was not a gifted or natural pilot but she had an iron will and sheer determination, but
.    most of all incredible luck.
           

    

                                                                                 
      
                                                                                         
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         After a spectacular career, Amy Johnson died in circumstances surrounded by secrecy.
     On the 5th of January 1941, in fog ,Amy got hopelessly lost and ran out of petrol above the    
    Thames estuary, and had to bale out.

     An eye witness, recalls a parachute coming down and when approached by a patrol vessel, she
    called out saying who she was and could they get her out of water as soon as possible as it was
   very cold. A rope was thrown, but Amy could not hold on to it. Suddenly someone reversed the 
   ships engines-- Amy was drawn into the propellers and chopped to pieces.

     
                 No remains of Amy were ever found and many were sworn to secrecy.

                http://youtu.be/HWkAib0U3hg         ( Amy Johnson speaks)

               http://youtu.be/JJPIW5uYyYY           (Amy Johnson film 4299)