A British woman completed a 20-day flight from England to Australia in a Stearman on New Year's Day, commemorating a flight made by Amy Johnson in 1930. Tracey Curtis-Taylor, 53, landed at Darwin to complete the 8,000-mile trip, which began Oct. 1. "I'm feeling just a bit windblown, sunburnt and a bit punch drunk," Curtis-Taylor told media after she touched down. "This is where Amy Johnson touched down in 1930, so Darwin was the big moment for her. She was a 20th-century icon in terms of what she achieved. My flight is very much a tribute to her. It is celebrating what the pioneers achieved and what women achieve now in aviation."
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