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Amy Johnson

1903 - 1941

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Amy Johnson (born 1 July 1903 – disappeared 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set many long-distance records during the 1930s. In 1933, Katharine Hepburn's character in the film Christopher Strong was inspired by Johnson. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amy Johnson is the 25th most popular pilot, the 1,768th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 2nd most popular British Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Amy Johnson ranks 25 out of 71. Before her are René Fonck, Mathias Rust, Claire Lee Chennault, Janina Lewandowska, Vladimir Ilyushin, and Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten. After her are Amet-khan Sultan, Igor Volk, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Charles Nungesser, and Sarla Thakral.

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Among people born in 1903, Amy Johnson ranks 125. Before her are Ma Bufang, Flaminio Bertoni, Steven Runciman, Candido Portinari, Cigerxwîn, and Gregory Goodwin Pincus. After her are K. Kamaraj, Boris Blacher, Florence Owens Thompson, Grigori Aleksandrov, Alf Sjöberg, and Nikolay Cherkasov. Among people deceased in 1941, Amy Johnson ranks 89. Before her are Eugen Ritter von Schobert, Elizabeth von Arnim, Eugène Boch, Simon Dubnow, Anton Reichenow, and Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal. After her are Nazikeda Kadın, Amrita Sher-Gil, Gutzon Borglum, Viktor Dankl von Krasnik, Mustafa Shokay, and Jelly Roll Morton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Amy Johnson ranks 1,768 out of 8,785. Before her are Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (1897), Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), Peg Entwistle (1908), John Sulston (1942), Taliesin (518), and Saint Alban (300). After her are Rupert Sheldrake (1942), Peter Lawford (1923), Peter Vaughan (1923), Donald Maclean (1913), Mark Hollis (1955), and Paul Di'Anno (1958).

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Among PILOTS In United Kingdom

Among pilots born in United Kingdom, Amy Johnson ranks 2. Before her are Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892).

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