AVIATION
AMY JOHNSON’S PROGRESS
WELL AHEAD OF TIME,
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).
(Received this day at 8,a.m.) EAGDAD, May 9,
When a woman „wants to make her mark, she must do something rather better than any man ever does. It is thus that Amy Johnson the heroine of the lone flight, London to Australia, explains 4er motive to Reuter’s correspodent on arrival at Bagdad. She hopes to reach Karachi on Saturday, two clays ahead of Hinkler’s time. Firing from Aleppo to Bagdad across the Taurus mountains, s!J3 was compelled to land at an unknown spot in the desert. She confessed that she was rather scared when she heard clogs barking in the distance, hut she saw no Arabs. She had a revolver ready in case of emergency and waited for two hours till the sandstorm abated, cranked the propel,or and took off miraculously. She found the Tigris and landed at Bagdad. It was a complete surprise. The staff of Imperial Airways replenished her fuel, and made a slight overhaul of the machine while Miss Johnson, very tired i\nd happy went to tea and sleep.
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1930, Page 5
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