HISTORIC 1930 78 MISS AMY JOHNSON "THE STORY OF MY FLGHT " UK COLUMBIA DB 189 E-
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A HISTORIC RECORDING OF MISS AMY JOHNSON C.B.E. ON THE COMPLETION OF HER ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA FLIGHT RECORDED IN SYDNEY.
AMY JOHNSON HAS SIGNED THE WAX OF THE MASTER STAMPER WHICH CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN UNDER THE LABEL
"THE STORY OF MY FLIGHT"
Amy Johnson C.B.E. "The story of my flight"
?b/w THE BAND OF HM ROYAL AIR FORCE
- ROYAL AIR FORCE MARCH PAST
Amy Johnson CBE, (1 July 1903 – 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English aviator. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, Johnson set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s.
Johnson achieved worldwide recognition when, in 1930, she became the first woman pilot, or in the language of the time, "aviatrix", to fly solo from England to Australia. Flying G-AAAH, a Gipsy Moth which was the first of her aircraft named "Jason", she left Croydon, south of London, on 5 May of that year and landed in Darwin, Northern Territory, on 24 May after flying 11,000 miles (18,000 km). Her aircraft for this flight can still be seen in the Science Museum in London. She received the Harmon Trophy as well as a CBE in recognition of this achievement, and was also honoured with the No. 1 civil pilot's licence under Australia's 1921 Air Navigation Regulations.
In July 1931, Johnson and her co-pilot Jack Humphreys, became the first pilots to fly from London to Moscow in one day, completing the 1,760 miles (2,830 km) journey in approximately 21 hours. From there, they continued across Siberia and on to Tokyo, setting a record time for flying from Britain to Japan.
In 1932, Johnson married Scottish pilot Jim Mollison, who had, during a flight together, proposed to her only eight hours after they had met. In July 1932, Johnson set a solo record for the flight from London to Cape Town, South Africa in a Puss Moth, "G-ACAB", named Desert Cloud, breaking her new husband's record.
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COLUMBIA DB 189 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
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