10054 Amy Johnson's Visit to Brisbane, 1930.

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10054 Amy Johnson's Visit to Brisbane, 1930.

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Two photographs taken during Amy Johnson's visit to Brisbane.

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Thiel, F. W. (Frederick William)

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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...