Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson, CBEwas a pioneering English aviatrix and was the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and died during a ferry flight...
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I think it is a pity to lose the romantic side of flying and simply to accept it as a common means of transport, although that end is what we have all ostensibly been striving to attain.
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This book is dedicated to all those who fell by the airside, for nothing is wasted, and every apparent failure is but a challenge to others.
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Setting off unknown to face the unknown, against parental opposition, with no money, friends, or influence, ran it a close second. Clichés like "blazing trails," flying over "shark-infected seas," "battling with monsoons," and "forced landings amongst savage tribes" became familiar diet for breakfast. Unknown names became household words, whilst others, those of the failures, were forgotten utterly except by kith and kin.
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Had I been a man I might have explored the Poles or climbed Mount Everest, but as it was my spirit found outlet in the air. . . .
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I had a date with a boy one night to hike up the switchbacks at Adams Canyon and watch the sunset. When my date came to my house that night to pick me up, he came to the door and my dad answered and invited him in.
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This is wonderful because there is math correlation, science correlation and history correlation.
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There is such a need for the gowns we smock.
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The more positive you feel about yourself, the less anxious you feel - and will tend to stutter less.
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It's a great way for the community to get to know our school.
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They see Britney (Spears) and Madonna have it. It's kind of the big LA thing. Everyone knows when it's Juicy.
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Also those who have appointments with their physician can receive a flu shot as part of their visit.
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This is the first time that ULM has made entire rooms or suites completely accessible to the impaired. I think that the changes are wonderful.
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Every year I sent her stuff for our camps and asked her to come out. Her mom just called out of the blue and said she was going to come out.
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I certainly don't think the hospital is a hostile environment for anyone working here or delivering babies here. We have births all the time with minimal intervention. It is a very homey environment, and we respond to all the individual patients' needs.