AMY JOHNSON CRASHES BUT IS UNHURT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 May 1930, Page 6

AMY JOHNSON CRASHES BUT IS UNHURT.

Cheering Crowd of 200,000 Welcome Heroine to Brisbane. Received Thursday, 10 p.m. BRISBANE, May 29. At the end of her long flight from Charleville to-day, Amy Johnson crashed when landing near the Eagle Farm aerodrome outside Brisbane at 2. Us p.m. She attempted landing in a cross wind and alighted in a field of millet. Both wings were crumpled up and the propeller smashed, hut the cockpit and undercarriage are undamaged. Repairs will occupy several days. Miss Johnson although excited was unhurt. She was immediately surrounded hy aerodrome officials who motored her to the hangar amid the wiidesi cheering. The crowd was equally as large as when Bert Hinkler arrived. Miss Johnson descended at Toowoomba eu route to Bris*bane, whore 5000 greeted her tumultuously. She was presented with a £IOO Australian note as a token of esteem, also with charming bouquets/ It is estimated that '200,000 people lined the route from the aerodrome to the city of Brisbane, Miss Johnson was driven through a dense cheering crowd by a girl motorist to the city hall, where the Lord Mayor and other prominent people heartily greeted her. Her arms were laden with flowers. The Governor, Sir John Goodwin, congratulated the heroine on her escape from injury when landing. Miss Johnson.s reply was: "Oh. Pm ail right, hut my poor old ’.plane is wrecked. ’ A bystander soon assured her that her 'piano would quickly he fixed up. ' Receptions are arranged for the aviatrix this afternoon and to-night. An examination of the ’plane hy the.Quantas aviation officials revealed that the damage is fairly serious, hut the engine and fuselage are intact. A staff of workmen immediately sfd about repairing the 'plane to enable Miss Johnson to continue her southern itinerary, failing which a Quantas machine will be placed at her disposal. Miss Johnson is due in Sydney next Wednesday. Received Thursday, Tl. 10 p.m. LONDON, May 29. There was consternation and dismay in Amy Johnson’s home whop informed that she had crashed, but emotional relief when her people wore informed that she was unhurt. Her father exclaimed “Thank God she is safe," but the anxiety was only completely dispelled by a message from Amy herself.