Amy Johnson (Anna Neagle) works hard to learn about aviation and becomes a pioneering woman flyer. She tries to get backers for a flight to Australia, but no one is willing. In 1930, she flies to Australia on her own anyways and becomes a media darling. She falls for fellow flyer Jim Mollison (Robert Newton).

Her first big flight could be more dramatic. This is a bland biopic and the romance lacks heat. They never took the time to sell the relationship. The competition between the two and his jealousy is actually the most intriguing part of their relationship. In 1941, the real Amy Johnson would die while flying for the war effort. The movie does something weird and I don't think they actually say she died. At most, it's a montage like life flashing before her eyes. Of course, it's wartime and this ends with a patriotic call to arms. If only, the biopic part is more compelling.