Female pilot lands in Sydney after epic journey from Britain in 1942 aircraft

[ecar3483]

From the ABC News website.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-09/female-pilot-lands-in-sydney-after-epic-journey-from-britain/7...

I'm impressed. The last time I flew around the World I did it in "comfort" (if that's what you can call Economy class, without laughing).

What an amazing lady, what an amazing plane.

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

 I have always been amazed at the fortitude of those pre WWII fliers, both men and women.  In a day when an autombile engine would hardly run 50 miles without a breakdown, aviators would unhesitatingly fly hundreds and thousands of miles.

[kopenhagen5]

If you like flying stories, take a look at the incredible story of the MacRobertson race in the comet named "Grosvenor House". 1934

[ecar3483]

Thanks, Kopes, I'll have a look at that.

I must confess that it was the aviatrix that caught my attention rather than the feat of aviation.

[imastawka]

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

If you like flying stories, take a look at the incredible story of the MacRobertson race in the comet named "Grosvenor House". 1934

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[ecar3483]

That was fantastic! Thank you Stawks.

[imastawka]

You're very welcome,  Ecar   

[cee-dee]

Goodness me, just listen to that commentator? That accent, very crisp, very clear and full of enthusiasm?

[imastawka]

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@cee-dee wrote:

Goodness me, just listen to that commentator? That accent, very crisp, very clear and full of enthusiasm?

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Yes, but was he English or Aussie, d'ya think?

Hard to tell.  Our early newsreel voice overs were very keen on

the 'mother-tongue'

[cee-dee]

I wondered if there were two commentators, I'm sure I detected some Aussie drift on the later commentaries?