Miss Amy Johnson C.B.E.
Maker and role
Toni Trevair, Photographer
C. C. Wakefield and Company Limited, Other contributor
Object detail
Accession number
05-100
Description
Amy Johnson in flying gear smiling. Matted with info on Australia to England flight. With Wakefield motor oil crest at bottom, and appointment to H.M.The King at the top. On frame is plaque with 'DISPALYED BY THE COURTESY OF C.C. WAKEFIELD & CO LTD. THE ALL-BRITISH FIRM MANUFACTURES OF CASTROL MOTOR OIL LONDON & THROUGHOUT THE WORLD'
England - Australia flight - 20 days May 5th to May 24th 1930. Miss Johnson was the first woman to fly solo between England and Australia.
England - Australia flight - 20 days May 5th to May 24th 1930. Miss Johnson was the first woman to fly solo between England and Australia.
Marks
Displayed by the courtesy of C. C. Wakefield & Co. Ltd the all British firm manufacturers of Castrol Motor Oils London and throughout the world Maker's Plate
By Appointment to H. M. the King Imprint
By Appointment to H. M. the King Imprint
Physical description
1 picture : black and white ; 84 x 63 cm.
Credit Line
Toni Trevair et al. Miss Amy Johnson C.B.E., 05-100. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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