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    Last remnant of aviator Amy Johnson’s doomed aircraft saved for posterity

    by Ben Mitchell Feb 28, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    The only known existing fragment of wreckage from the last plane flown by pioneering British aviator Amy Johnson in 1941 has been secured for posterity by a British war museum.

    The 83-year-old segment of the plane’s parachute exit door, which the aviator would have used to leap from, was successfully purchased by the Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge for £3,673.60 at an auction held by Hansons Auctioneers based in Derbyshire.

    Dave Brocklehurst, chairman, curator and volunteer at the museum, said: “We’re delighted to secure this item. It will

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