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Events on Monday 5 May 1930 1
1930Amy Johnson flies solo to AustraliaFirst woman to fly solo from England to AustraliaAmy Johnson took off from Croydon in a de Havilland Gipsy Moth named Jason and landed in Darwin nineteen days later. She was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia. The flight made her an international celebrity.