GIRL FLIER SEEKS RECORD

Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1930, Page 9

GIRL FLIER SEEKS RECORD

EARLY ARRIVAL AT BAGDAD

LANDED IN ISOLATED DESERT

SANDSTORM ENCOUNTERED

By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.

Ree. 11.30 p.m. Bagdad, May 9. “When a ‘ woman wante to make her mark she must do something rather better than any man has ever done.” It was thus that Amy Johnson, the heroine of the lone flight from London to Australia, explained her motive to Reuter’s correspondent on her arrival at Bagdad. She hopes to reach Karachi on Saturday, two days ahead of Bert Hinkler’s record time. Flying from Aleppo to Bagdad across the Taurus Mountains, Mien Johnson was compelled to land in an unknown spot in the desert. She confessed- she was rather geared. She heard dogs barking in the distance blit saw 110 Arabs. She had her revolver ready in case of emergency. She waited for two hours while the sandstorm abated. Then 6he cranked the propeller and took off. She miraculously found the Tigris and her arrival at Bagdad was a complete surprise to the staff of the Imperial Airwa v s aerodrome. The staff replenished the fuel and made a slight overhaul of the machine while Miss Johnson. very tired but happy, went to tea and sleep.