Amy Johnson
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Amy Johnson was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia.
Johnson, c. 1930
Johnson in her Gipsy Moth leaving Australia for Newcastle, 14 June 1930
Amy Johnson and Jack Humphreys' visit to Japan, September 1931
Amy Johnson and Jason in Jhansi, India, in May 1930
De Havilland DH.88 Comet
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The de Havilland DH.88 Comet is a British two-seat, twin-engined aircraft built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was developed specifically to participate in the 1934 England-Australia MacRobe
Amy Johnson
…New York society and received a ticker tape parade down Wall Street. In 1934, the Mollisons set a record time for a flight from Britain to India in a de Havilland DH.88 Comet named Black Magic, as part of the England to Australia MacRobertson Air Race. They were forced to retire from the race at Allahabad because of engine…
G-ACSS Grosvenor House at a display by the Shuttleworth Collection
Preserved at the Shuttleworth Collection, one of the original race-tuned Gipsy Six R engines fitted to the winning DH.88 Comet Grosvenor House.
Cockpit of G-ACSS Grosvenor House (2010). This differs considerably from the original state.
Grosvenor House in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia, 12 November 1934.