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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1042, 5 August 1930, Page 9

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AMY JOHNSON AT CROYDON Touching Family Reunion MET BY TRIUMPHANT GIRL SPORTS A TU MULTUOUS welcome was accorded Miss Amy Johnson upon her arrival by service airplane from Egypt, the final stage of her return journey from Australia. A touching family reunion was witnessed by thousands of spectators, and shouts of welcome greeted the girl flier as she stepped from the plane.

United JP.A. —By Telegraph—Copyright Reed. 1.25 p.m. LONDON, Monday. Miss Amy Johnson, the English girl flier, arrived at Croydon airdrome shortly after nine o’clock this evening In the airplane City of Glasgow, piloted by Captain You ell, from Vienna. The big machine battled against stiff winds and rainstorms throughout the journey, and was forced to refuel at Brussels, postponing the’ arrival for nearly three hours. Seven light planes met the City of Glasgow a mile from shove, and escorted it to Croydon, where it was surrounded by thousands, who had waited patiently to welcome the intrepid aviatrix. Thousands more lined the nine-mile route to London. On the landing ground was a platform. on which were gathered 200 favoured persons, including Amy’s parents, her sisters, Molly and Betty, and many relatives. The giant plane came down lightly and taxied slowly toward the platform. i When the door of the fuselage was opened, the slim figure of Miss Johnson, liatless and with her brown hair shining, stood in the plane. For a second she waited breathlessly, amazed by the gigantic shout of welcome, then leaped out and ran to meet her mother, who, with her father and

sisters, was advancing. She nearly smothered her with kisses. Lord Thomson, Miss Margaret Bondfield, Sir Sefton Brancker, Earl Wakefield, Mr. F. Montague, and a host of others pressed forward to offer congratulations. Escorting cars contained Miss Winifred Brown, King's

Cup winner, Miss Margaret Foster, King’s Air Prize winner, Miss' Ivy Hawke, Channel swimmer, Mrs. Victor Bruce, famous woman motorist, and Miss Diana Fishwick, golf champion.