Territory Stories

Aeroplane

Details:

Title

Aeroplane,

Photographer

Young, Mayse, 1913-,

Photo number

PH0200/0390,

Collection

Mayse Young Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1930-05-24,

Location

Darwin,

Description

Amy Johnson's 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.,

Language

English,

Subject

aeroplanes,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,