Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson, CBEwas a pioneering English aviatrix and was the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and died during a ferry flight...
doctors lawyers meet ok point stutter
The point is to be OK with your stuttering - and meet adults who stutter who are doctors and lawyers and engineers.
learn opportunity stages
To make it educational, they will get the opportunity to learn about the different stages of bruises.
tired waiting trying
Tired of trying to sort them out, you relax for a second, then your head drops and you sit up with a jerk, Where are you? What are you doing here? Oh yes, of course, you are somewhere in the middle of the North Atlantic, with hungry waves below you like vultures impatiently waiting for the end.
ideas flu doe
It is a good idea for everyone who does not have contra-indications to receive a flu shot.
eye boredom simplicity
Hours and hours passed, with nothing to do but keep the compass on its course and the plane on a level keel. This sounds easy enough, but its very simplicity becomes a danger when your head keeps nodding with weariness and utter boredom and your eyes everlastingly try to shut out the confusing rows of figures in front of you, which will insist on getting jumbled together.
mean thinking flying
I think it is a pity to lose the romantic side of flying and simply to accept it as a common means of transport, although that end is what we have all ostensibly been striving to attain.
book challenges aviation
This book is dedicated to all those who fell by the airside, for nothing is wasted, and every apparent failure is but a challenge to others.
sharks sea names
Setting off unknown to face the unknown, against parental opposition, with no money, friends, or influence, ran it a close second. Clichés like "blazing trails," flying over "shark-infected seas," "battling with monsoons," and "forced landings amongst savage tribes" became familiar diet for breakfast. Unknown names became household words, whilst others, those of the failures, were forgotten utterly except by kith and kin.
men air might
Had I been a man I might have explored the Poles or climbed Mount Everest, but as it was my spirit found outlet in the air. . . .
depends team
We are pretty solid. It all depends on how this team comes together.
evidence expect flu high limit ration risk shortage vaccines
There is no evidence that there will be a shortage of flu vaccines this year. We do not expect to ration the vaccine or limit it to those at high risk of complications from flu because there should be enough for everyone.
life ongoing
I don't know life without vandalism. It's an ongoing thing.
beating confidence freak gives good hopefully leads poise
We just showed some real poise and didn't freak out. I think beating them gives us a lot of confidence and hopefully it leads to some good things.
laugh
One would think it'd be uncomfortable for the guys, but the more they make us laugh the better.