Amy Johnson

::This article is about Amy Johnson, an aviator. For the actress, see Amy Jo Johnson.

Notable Flights

• She became well-known in 1930 when she was the first woman to fly from Britain to Australia. She left Croydon on May 5 of that year and landed in Darwin, Australia on May 24 after flying 11,000 miles. Her aeroplane for this flight a De Havilland Gipsy Moth (registration G-AAAH) named Jason, can still be seen in the Science Museum of London. She received the Harmon Trophy as well as a CBE in recognition of this achievement.
• In July 1931, she became the first pilot along with her co-pilot Jack Humphreys to fly from London to Moscow in one day, completing the 1,760 mile journey in approximately 21 hours. From there, they continued across Siberia and onto Tokyo, setting a record time for flying from England to Japan. The flight was completed in a De Havilland Puss Moth.
• In 1932, she married the famous British pilot Jim Mollison, who had proposed to her only 8 hours after they had met, during a flight of theirs.
• In July 1932, she set a solo record for the flight from London, England to Cape Town, South Africa in a Puss Moth, breaking her new husband's record.
• With Mollison, she flew a De Havilland Dragon Rapide nonstop from Pendine Sands, South Wales, to the USA in 1933. However, their plane ran out of fuel and crash landed in Bridgeport, Connecticut, injuring them both.
• The Mollisons also flew in record time from England to India in 1934 in a De Havilland Comet as part of the England to Australia MacRobertson Air Race. They were forced to retire from this race however, due to engine trouble at Allahabad.
• In May, 1936, Johnson made her last record breaking flight, regaining her England to South Africa record in a Percival Gull.