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. In 1933, Katharine Hepburn's character... Wikipedia
Born: July 1, 1903, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
Died: January 5, 1941 (age 37 years)
Spouse: Jim Mollison (m. 1932–1938)
Parents: John William Johnson and Amy Hodge Johnson
Award: Segrave Trophy (1932)
Disappeared: 5 January 1941 (aged 37); Thames Estuary, near Herne Bay, Kent, England
Education: Boulevard Municipal Secondary School