MISS AMY JOHNSON C.B.E. "The Story Of My Flight" 1930 COLUMBIA DB-189 [78 RPM]
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Description
10" 78 rpm Shellac Record
COLUMBIA DB-189
Recorded in Sydney ( N.S.W. ) by
Miss AMY JOHNSON C.B.E.
( at the Conclusion of her England-Australia Flight
( By Special Permission of the London Daily Mail )
"THE STORY OF MY FLIGHT"
=================================
THE BAND of H.M. ROYAL AIR FORCE
( Conducted by Flight Lt. J. H. Amers )
"ROYAL AIR FORCE MARCH PAST"
CONDITION: E to E+ / E
( a very clean, glossy copy with a few very light scuffs / handling
marks; a couple of tiny, light needle grazes, side A; a few short,
very light / light scratches and a couple of tiny light grazes, side B;
likes a much smaller stylus and plays very well with some
light swishing, side A )
Original 1930 issue on the English Columbia label
Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo from England to
Australia in May 1930. The 19 day, 12,000 mile flight also set a
record time of 126 hours and 15 minutes
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