FAMOUS AVIATRIX
MISS JOHNSON AT HULL. HUGE CROWDS LINE ROADS. BANQUET IN EVENING. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (British Official Wireless.) Received August 12, 11.0 a.m. RUGBY, Aug. 11. Miss Amy Johnson was accorded a great welcome when she landed from her aeroplane Jason at the Hull Municipal Aerodrome this afternoon, before going to her parents’ home for the first time since her flight to Australia. Huge crowds lined the roads and the vicinity of the aerodrome. Miss Johnson made a perfect landing, and the cheering was terrific. Miss Johnson was welcomed by the Lord Mayor, who afterwards, at the City Hall, presented her with an illuminated address, in a silver casket, and a silver globe, on which the route of her flight was indicated. AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP. Miss Johnson asked that the balance of the local testimonial fund, amounting to about £2OO, should be devoted to a scholarship in the science of aviation at Hull University College. A great civic reception and banquet will be held at tlie City Hall to-night, and Miss Johnson’s speech will be broadcast throughout the country.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 219, 12 August 1930, Page 7
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