Picture No | 10724754 |
Date | 10 May 1930 |
Description | Amy Johnson solo flight London to Australia |
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In May 1930 Amy Johnson's six-day flight from Croydon, London to Karachi, set a new record for a solo flight to India. Amy standing infront of the Gipsy moth aeroplane "Jason", wearing shorts and carrying a bouquet presented by the chief of the Karachi municipality. After sending the night as a guest at Goverment House, she resumed her flight the next day.
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Source | Photograph iin 'The Illustrated London News', 24 May 1930, page 937 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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