AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.
MISS JOHNSON AT BAGDAD. BAGDAD, May 9. “When a woman wants to make her mark she must do something rather better than any man has ever done it.” Thus Miss Amy Johnson, who is flying to Australia, explained her motive to Reuter’s correspondent on arrival. She hopes to reach Kaiachi on Saturday, two days ahead of Captain Bert Hinkler’s time. Flying from Aleppo to Bagdad across the Taurus Mountains, she was compelled to land in an unknown spot m the desert. She confessed that she was rather scared when she heard dogs barking in the distance, but she saw no Arabs. She had her revolver ready in caso of emergency. Sire waited two hours. When the sandstorm abated she cranked her propeller and took off. vSlie miraculously found the Tigris and landed at Bagdad. It was a complete surprise tor the staff of Imperial Airways, who replenished the fuel and made a slight overhaul of the.machine while Miss Johnson, very tired but happy, took tea and later slept.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 138, 10 May 1930, Page 9
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