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Spirit of a winner: Tracey Curtis-Taylor completes epic solo flight

British aviator Tracey Curtis-Taylor taxies her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis aircraft after she arrived at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday. (AP)

Updated on: Jan 09, 2016 2:15 PM IST

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British aviator Tracey Curtis-Taylor taxies her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis aircraft after she arrived at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday. (AP)

Updated on Jan 09, 2016 2:15 PM

British aviator Tracey Curtis-Taylor taxies her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis aircraft after she arrived at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday. (AP)

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The 53 year-old aviator set out fro m Britain in October 2015 to recreate Amy Johnson's 1930 flight from Britain to Australia, about 21,000-km solo flight in a vintage open cockpit biplane fling across 23 countries. (AP)

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The 53 year-old aviator set out fro m Britain in October 2015 to recreate Amy Johnson's 1930 flight from Britain to Australia, about 21,000-km solo flight in a vintage open cockpit biplane fling across 23 countries. (AP)

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“To fly something like this, low level, halfway around the world seeing all the most iconic landscapes, geology, vegetation -- it’s just the best view in the world. It’s the best adventure in the world,” she told reporters on landing. (AP)

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“To fly something like this, low level, halfway around the world seeing all the most iconic landscapes, geology, vegetation -- it’s just the best view in the world. It’s the best adventure in the world,” she told reporters on landing. (AP)

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Curtis-Taylor celebrated her landing in Sydney with a glass of champagne. Her route had taken her across Europe and the Mediterranean to Jordan, over the Arabian desert, across the Gulf of Oman to Pakistan, India and across Asia. (AP)

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Curtis-Taylor celebrated her landing in Sydney with a glass of champagne. Her route had taken her across Europe and the Mediterranean to Jordan, over the Arabian desert, across the Gulf of Oman to Pakistan, India and across Asia. (AP)

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Curtis-Taylor’s 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis taxiing past a modern airliner after she arrived at Sydney Airport. (AP)

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Curtis-Taylor’s 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis taxiing past a modern airliner after she arrived at Sydney Airport. (AP)

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The aviator showing her gift to reporters after landing in Sydney. (AP)

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The aviator showing her gift to reporters after landing in Sydney. (AP)

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The aviator recreated the essence of Johnson’s era by flying with an open cockpit, with basic period instruments and a short range between landing points. (AP)

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The aviator recreated the essence of Johnson’s era by flying with an open cockpit, with basic period instruments and a short range between landing points. (AP)

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Curtis-Taylor finished her epic solo flight over a three-month period, flying over 23 countries. Aviatrix Amy Johnson’s flight from Britain to Australia in 1930 is hailed as one of the greatest solo flight achievements in history. (AFP)

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Curtis-Taylor finished her epic solo flight over a three-month period, flying over 23 countries. Aviatrix Amy Johnson’s flight from Britain to Australia in 1930 is hailed as one of the greatest solo flight achievements in history. (AFP)

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Spirit of Artemis, the vintage biplane over Australia's Uluru rock formation. (REUTERS)

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Spirit of Artemis, the vintage biplane over Australia's Uluru rock formation. (REUTERS)

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Curtis-Taylor landed her iconic biplane in Hindan Air Force station, near Delhi, in September last year. (PTI)

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Curtis-Taylor landed her iconic biplane in Hindan Air Force station, near Delhi, in September last year. (PTI)

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She posed with women Indian Air Force officers when she landed in Hindan last year. (PTI)

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She posed with women Indian Air Force officers when she landed in Hindan last year. (PTI)

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The British pilot speaks about her experience to Jordanian students when she landed in Amman airport in October last year. (REUTERS)

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The British pilot speaks about her experience to Jordanian students when she landed in Amman airport in October last year. (REUTERS)

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