Amy Johnson and her plane DH60G Gipsy Moth G-AAAH 'Jason'
Details:
Title
Amy Johnson and her plane DH60G Gipsy Moth G-AAAH 'Jason',
Photographer
Young, Mayse, 1913-,
Photo number
PH0200/0298,
Collection
Mayse Young Collection,
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PictureNT,
Date
1930-05-24,
Location
Darwin,
Description
Amy Johnson and her plane DH60G Gipsy Moth G-AAAH 'Jason'. Departed Croydon, UK, 7am on 5 May 1930 and landed Darwin 3.55pm 24 May becoming the first woman to fly solo between England and Australia. More than 800 congratulatory telegrams arrived at the Darwin Post Office. The 'Daily Mail', an English newspaper, awarded her a prize of 10,000 pounds for the flight.,