Long-distance flights Elly Beinhorn

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elly beinhorn 1933


long distance flying real passion , in 1931 seized opportunity fly portuguese guinea (now guinea-bissau) west africa on scientific expedition. on return journey, engine failure resulted in crash-landing in sahara. of nomadic tuareg tribesmen, elly joined camel caravan timbuktu. subsequently returned crash site recover parts of plane. word of plight reached french authorities , sent military two-seater plane collect her.


in april 1931, recovered, able fly herself berlin warm reception crowds.


soon after this, embarked on flight, klemm monoplane developing mechanical problems near bushire, persia. found moye stephens, pilot, in bushire, helped fix problem on klemm. stephens , travel-adventure writer richard halliburton flying around world in stearman c-3b biplane, called flying carpet. accompanied them on part of flight, including trip mount everest. flew on bali - , australia. in process, became second woman fly solo europe australia, after amy johnson. foreword of book, flying girl (1935), written richard halliburton (whose english publisher, hers, geoffrey bles); includes photo of moye stephens repairing plane. barbara h. schultz flying carpets, flying wings - biography of moye stephens (2011) contains stephens own account of meeting first introduced in halliburton s bestselling flying carpet (1932).


having landed in darwin, north australia, headed down sydney, arriving in march 1932. plane dismantled , shipped new zealand, panama reassembled. there elly resumed flight, following western coast of south america. presented medal in peru. ill-advised trip across andes followed. plane dismantled once more in brazil , shipped germany. elly arrived in berlin in june 1932.


now famous in debt tune of 15,000 marks or more, pleasantly surprised awarded hindenburg cup, 10,000 marks , several other monetary awards german aeronautical industry enabled continue career. continued write articles , sell photographs of travels raise funds.


free of debt, took off africa using heinkel 71, flying down east coast, west coast.


the following year, elly shipped plane panama, flew through mexico , california before crossing united states washington dc , miami. elly , plane returned germany ship, arriving in january 1935. true german heroine.








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