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| Brit lands in Sydney after 21,000km flight in vintage biplane |
| 2016-01-09 |
"I need a drink. And I need a hairdresser," said Tracey Curtis-Taylor as she climbed out of her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis to cheers and applause at Sydney airport on Saturday. The 53-year-old pilot has flown across 23 countries, making 50 refuelling stops, since she set off from Farnborough, Hampshire, southern England, in October. The pilot's mission has been to emulate pioneering British aviator Amy Johnson who became the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in 1930. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 Artemis was a female god who was a crack archer and Orion's lover. She was conned by her brother into killing him after he swam out into the ocean to escape a giant scorpion he had been fighting all day long. She begged Zeus to restore his life but Zeus refused so she put him in the sky. She also put the giant scorpion in the sky but on the opposite side and that's why the constellations Orion and Scorpious are not seen at the same time. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2016-01-09 17:32 |
| #1 A Brit flew a bit; it was gritty. Alit, she's still pretty and witty: "I buzzed 'em in Mecca In my doubledecker, And did it without a ball chitty!" |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2016-01-09 16:50 |