Russell McMahon wrote:

>James "wrong way" Mollison
>Or Bert Hinkler.
>Or Amelia Earhart
>
>Depending who you believe and exactly which question you ask.
>Interestingly, two of the above were married (to each other :-) ) for 
>a while - something I didn't know until a few minutes ago.
>
>  
>

Wasn't it Douglas "wrong way" Corrigan?  He flew from New York to Dublin 
after filing a flight plan to California.  He had been denied permission 
to make a sanctioned trans-Atlantic flight because the reviewers would 
not certify his plane.  He filed a California flight plan, and took off 
in a fog.  He was ordered by officials to take off eastward from the 
field due to the fog (city was to the west of the airfield), but he 
never turned around . . .

James Mollison did the first East-West crossing, but IIRC this was after 
Amelia Earhart did her own crossing.  James Mollison married Amy Johnson 
(another famous female stunt aviator) for awhile.  I am not aware of any 
marital connection of any of the above with Amelia Earhart, but I'm no 
expert.

Nels
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