Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Girl Power!

On August 5, 2015 in Montreal, a special day called "Celebrating Girls in Aviation" was devoted to celebrating, promoting and supporting women with careers in aviation.

Members of the Women of Air Canada Maintenance Committee organized the event for employees to bring in young ladies between the ages of 10 to 17 to spend the day listening and talking to women in our industry.

(Source: “Horizons” magazine issue September 2015, used with permission)

Amy Johnson - record setting pioneer

May 24, 2020 was the 90th anniversary of British pilot Amy Johnson becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.

She left Croydon Airport on May 5 and landed at Darwin, Northern Territory on May 24 in her de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth, G-AAAH, named Jason.

Additional info:

www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/g-aaah/