On a snowy day in January 1941, a parachute descended into the freezing Thames estuary and Amy Johnson vanished, her death still wrapped in controversy. This deep dive uncovers how a Yorkshire typist conquered the skies, redefined what was possible for a generation, and met a mysterious end.

Johnson earned an economics degree and worked as a secretary before taking up flying as a hobby, becoming the first British woman to earn a ground engineer's license. Her record-breaking solo flight and turbulent marriage to fellow daredevil Jim Mollison made her a global sensation.

• Her mastery of engine mechanics as armor against skepticism
• The 1930 solo flight to Australia in a second-hand Gypsy Moth named Jason
• Her whirlwind romance and record-breaking flights with Jim Mollison
• Her wartime service ferrying aircraft  ...