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British female aviator finishes epic Sydney flight

Saturday, 09 January 2016 5:11 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 09 January 2016 5:11 PM ]

Tracey Curtis-Taylor waves from her vintage, open-cockpit 1942 Boeing Stearman aircraft after landing at Sydney International airport on January 9, 2016. (AFP image)

A British aviator has managed to complete a 13,000 mile (21,000 kilometers) solo flight from London to Sydney.

Tracey Curtis-Taylor flew from the UK to Australia in a vintage open cockpit bi-plane.

"To fly something like this, low level, halfway around the world seeing all the most iconic landscapes, geology, vegetation - it's just the best view in the world," she was quoted as saying by the British media.

The solo flight took three months.

She set off in her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis aircraft from Farnborough, Hampshire, in October and landed in Sydney on Saturday.

The 53-year-old pilot flew over 23 countries and made some 50 refuelling stops during her journey.

“I’m tired, it’s been a pretty intense week with all the build-up to the final arrival, I’m relieved, euphoric, it’s great to be here,” she said after completing her latest journey,” she said after landing in Sydney.