Jim Mollison

Jim Mollison
Black and white photograph of Mollison taken in 1936. He is looking into the camera, wearing a suit, shirt, tie and flying helmet. He is standing in front of an aeroplane near its propeller.
Mollison at Floyd Bennett Field, 1936, and his Bellanca 28-90.
Born(1905-04-19)19 April 1905
Glasgow, Scotland
Died30 October 1959(1959-10-30) (aged 54)
London, England
OccupationAviator
SpouseAmy Johnson (m. 1932; div. 1938)

James Allan Mollison MBE (19 April 1905 – 30 October 1959) was a Scottish pioneer aviator who, flying solo or with his wife, Amy Johnson, set many records during the rapid development of aviation in the 1930s.