Amy Johnson, the pioneering British aviator, died in 1941 when her aircraft, a de Havilland Dragon Rapide, crashed into the Thames Estuary during a flight from London to Africa. The crash was attributed to adverse weather conditions, and she was reportedly unable to maintain control of the plane. Her body was later recovered from the sea, and her death was a significant loss to the aviation community.
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