Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "Bessie Coleman, Barnstorming Pioneer" video.

  1. A very interesting and enjoyable story. Thanks for that. It is sad that she never got to see her flying school but even now she is inspiring others to follow her. Our local flying heroine is Amy Johnson who was a contemporary of Bessie's. In 1930 she became the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia, some 11,000 miles. In July 1931, she and co-pilot Jack Humphreys became the first people to fly from London to Moscow in one day, completing the 1,760 miles (2,830 km) journey in approximately 21 hours. From there, they continued across Siberia and on to Tokyo, setting a record time for Britain to Japan. Just like Bessie she also died young. On 5 January 1941, while flying an Airspeed Oxford Johnson went off course in adverse weather conditions. Reportedly out of fuel, she bailed out as her aircraft crashed into the Thames Estuary near Herne Bay. A ship from a convoy in the area did try to rescue her. The crew of the vessel threw ropes out to Johnson but she was unable to reach them and was lost under the ship.
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