Amy Johnson
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Born on January 1st, 1903, Amy Johnson was the first female to fly from England to Australia and from England to Capetown. The Yorkshire born lady was working in London as a secretary and started flying airplanes as her hobby. She got her license in 1929 and became the first woman in history to be given a ground engineer’s “C” license. During World War 2, Amy joined and rose to the rank of the first officer of the Air Transport Auxillary. She died in 1941 as a result of friendly fire after giving the wrong call to the British Military.