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Amy Johnson: silver gelatin photograph (25 x 30 cm) depicting…
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Melbourne
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16-Nov-2011
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Amy Johnson: silver gelatin photograph (25 x 30 cm) depicting Johnson in the cockpit of her 'roplane, c1930; signed in pen at lower right. Also, 2 press photographs (8 x 13 cm each), mounted together; one annotated 'Amy Johnson Darwin', the other 'Same', the former depicts Johnson in her 'roplane with a spare propellor stapped to the fuselage; the other shows Johnson in conversation with officials standing next to her 'roplane. Amy Johnson CBE, (1903-1941) was a pioneering English aviator. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, Johnson set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary; she died during a ferry flight. (3 items)
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Memorabilia: Transport - Aeronautical