Amy Johnson Papers

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Amy Johnson Papers

1930-1958

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Johnson, an English aviator, became an instant celebrity after piloting her de Havilland Gypsy Moth from London to Australia in 1930, a long distant flight no woman had ever attempted. Her papers include the manuscript of her unpublished biography, written by her sister, as well as correspondence, personal papers, and photographs.

1 linear feet

eng, Latn

Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives

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Falconer-Stewart, Betty.

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Johnson, Amy, 1903-1941

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Amy Johnson was born in 1903 in Hull, England, where her father was a fish merchant. She entered Sheffield University where she earned a B.S. in 1926. After working as a secretary for three years, she became a member of the London Aeroplane Club, located at Stag Lane. Not only did she obtain her pilot's license in 1928, but with the teaching of Jack Humphries, became the first woman in England to earn as aircraft engineer's license. In 1929 she decided to make a reputation for herself by atte...