Adventurer Tracey Curtis-Taylor's journey in 1942 aircraft
10 Jan 2016 12:02 PM IST10 Jan 2016 12:02 PM IST
Route of nearly 21,000 kilometres saw her stop in places such as Vienna, Istanbul and Amman before she headed to Pakistan and India.
British aviator Tracey Curtis-Taylor poses for a photo after she landed her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis aircraft at Sydney Airport in Sydney. (Photo: AP)- "To fly something like this, low level, halfway around the world seeing all the the most iconic landscapes, geology, vegetation... it's just the best view in the world. It's the best adventure in the world."
- "To fly something like this, low level, halfway around the world seeing all the the most iconic landscapes, geology, vegetation... it's just the best view in the world. It's the best adventure in the world."
- "The flying has been sensational and that's why you do it," she told reporters at Sydney airport shortly after her arrival.
- She said flying the open cockpit biplane had given her an "insight into something of what she (Johnson) went through getting here".
- The route of nearly 21,000 kilometres (13,000 miles) saw her stop in places such as Vienna, Istanbul and Amman before she headed to Pakistan and India and on to Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
- She said that it was an experience to fly over Australia, where her stops included the outback towns of Tennant Creek and Alice Springs and flying over the monolithic rock Uluru.
- Curtis-Taylor, who flew from Cape Town to Goodwood, England in 2013, took off from Farnborough on October 1, with a flight path over Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
- "I need a drink," she joked after finishing the final leg of the three-month journey which saw her contend with some treacherous weather in the air and logistical obstacles on the ground.
- Adventurer Tracey Curtis-Taylor completed her epic flight from Britain to Australia, landing her vintage, open-cockpit 1942 Boeing Stearman in Sydney.
- Curtis-Taylor said she struck some bad weather, mostly in eastern Europe, as she flew the stick and rudder airplane with basic period instruments.
British aviator Tracey Curtis-Taylor poses for a photo after she landed her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis aircraft at Sydney Airport in Sydney. (Photo: AP)
Route of nearly 21,000 kilometres saw her stop in places such as Vienna, Istanbul and Amman before she headed to Pakistan and India.
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